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What is the Centaur® font?

A refinement of Roman inscriptional capitals designed by Bruce Rogers as a titling design for signage in the Metropolitan Museum. Rogers later designed for the Monotype Corporation a lowercase based on Jenson’s work, turning the titling into a full typeface, Centaur, the most elegant and Aldine of the Jenson derivatives.

Centaur® Font families

The Centaur® includes the following font families:
  • Centaur Pro Regular
  • Centaur Pro Italic
  • Centaur Pro Bold
  • Centaur Pro Bold Italic
  • Centaur Std Regular
  • Centaur Std Italic
  • Centaur Std Bold
  • Centaur Std Bold Italic

Centaur® Preview

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Font Name: Centaur®

Design Date: 1928-1930

Designer(s): Nicolas Jenson, Bruce Rogers, Frederic Warde

Publisher: Monotype