Caslon
Sign in to saveCaslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I in London, or inspired by his work.
Key facts
- Typeface.name
- Caslon
- Typeface.image
- Adobe Caslon.png
- Typeface.style
- Serif
- Typeface.classifications
- Old-styleDutch taste
- Typeface.creator
- William Caslon I
- Typeface.foundry
- Caslon Type Foundry
- Typeface.releasedate
- 1725
- Typeface.foundries
- Mergenthaler Linotype, Lanston Monotype, Adobe Inc., Bitstream Inc., American Type Founders, ParaType, H. Berthold AG
- Typeface.variations
- Many
- Typeface.shown_here
- Adobe Caslon by Carol Twombly
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- CaslonSpec.png
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- Commons category
- Caslon
- inception
- 1734-00-00
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Article
32 sectionsContents
- History
- Eclipse
- Return to popularity
- Metal type versions
- Caslon Old Face
- Caslon 471
- Caslon 540
- Caslon 3
- Caslon Openface
- The Monotype Corporation (UK)
- Imprint
- Ludlow Typograph Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Caslon 641
- Caslon 223 and 224
- Digital-only releases
- Adobe Caslon (1990)
- Big Caslon (1994)
- LTC Caslon (2005)
- King's Caslon (2007)
- Williams Caslon Text (2010)
- Distressed revivals
- ITC Founder's Caslon (1998)
- H. W. Caslon version
- NotCaslon (1995)
- Franklin Caslon (2006)
- Caslon Antique
- Notes
- References
- Early sources
- Further reading
- External links
- Specimen books available online
Caslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I in London, or inspired by his work.
Caslon worked as an engraver of punches, the masters used to stamp the moulds or matrices used to cast metal type. He worked in the tradition of what is now called old-style serif letter design, that produced letters with a relatively organic structure resembling handwriting with a pen. Caslon established a tradition of engraving type in London, which previously had not been common, and was influenced by the imported Dutch Baroque typefaces that were popular in England at the time. His typefaces established a strong reputation for their quality and their attractive appearance, suitable for extended passages of text.