Austin News Text Roman No 2 font
Publisher
commercialtype.com
License
$ Commercial
Date added
Sep 16 2026
Traditional serif font with high contrast and bracketed serifs.
A serif font with strong contrast between thick and thin strokes, featuring bracketed serifs and a traditional, formal appearance. The characters have a moderate x-height and a balanced ascender to descender ratio, suitable for clear readability.
Newspapers, books, formal documents, editorial design, and academic publications.
Body text, headlines in print media, formal text settings
Newspapers, books, formal documents, editorial design, and academic publications.
Body text, headlines in print media, formal text settings
Category
Bold
No
Italic
No
Weight
Regular
Width
Normal
Character spacing
Normal
Line height
Normal
Contrast
High
Overall style
Classic
X height
Cap height
Proposed projects
Newspapers, books, formal documents, editorial design, and academic publications.
Use case
Body text, headlines in print media, formal text settings
Ascender descender ratio
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