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Note however that its 4, 6, 7, 9 have a hint of old-style dripping. URW Bookman L looked great, except that its digit 1 is extremely similar to Georgia's lowercase L:įor me this was a deal-breaker as my original motivation to replace Georgia's digits was that its 0 digit is extremely similar to lowercase O.Ĭharter, by the same designer as Georgia and somewhat similar in spirit. Palatino/Palladio - also narrow and worse kerning. Times was not bad but narrower than Georgia (I didn't seriously test it cross-platform though).

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I considered system font stacks that are (approximately) cross-platform (there aren't many serif ones), and Georgia-resembling fonts with an open license (so subsetting is legally OK): For example So from what font to take the digits?

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You should also consider what happens on systems that don't have Georgia (android and many linuxes) and/or don't have your replacement font (not a problem if it's a webfont). File name Size Download 1: Georgia Bold Italic font.ttf: 155.1KB: 2: georgia bold italic.ttf: 67.9KB: 3: Georgia Regular font.ttf: 139.6KB: 4: georgia italic.ttf: 66.

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Looks fine on platforms lacking Georgia (android, ubuntu).Īnd now kerning looks OK everywhere! (No idea why kerning is better - is it a different code path or just slightly different font - perhaps Font Squirrel did some magic?) => Replaced digits everywhere except IE8 (I only used WOFF format which is IE9+, probably could work with the right EOT incantation) ĭidn't inhibit Georgia for other characters anywhere Websites using this font include BBC, Forbes, TripAdvisor, Business Insider, and more. You can also use it in your headlines, but I would suggest a combination of Georgia and a Sans Serif font to have some contrast. Note especially "0th" and "4rd" on the italic lines.Ī webfont subsetted to include only the characters 0-9. The font is perfect for using in your blog post content as it’s easily readable. (this is Bitstream Charter, Chrome on Ubuntu)

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I also tried a "double sandwitch" of Georgia without digits, only digits, full Georgia - I hoped this will make Firefox at least use Georgia for everything - but it failed in weird ways.Īlso, I noticed that digit-letter kerning was too tight with most fonts and platforms, e.g.: What's worse is Firefox which ignored unicode-range but didn't invalidate the whole resulting in everything using the font I wanted only for digits. IE8 doesn't support it and shows only Georgia that's OK. Unfortunately I never got it to work cross-browser. (top is Palatino/Palladio digits, Georgia bottom is pure Georgia) Clean and effecient - the replacement font can reference system fonts or webfonts (which some browsers will skip loading if no characters use them). Constantia is part of the ClearType Font Collection, a suite of fonts from various designers released with Windows Vista. Development of the typeface began in 2003 and it was released in 2006. It is a transitional serif design, influenced by Eric Gill’s Perpetua design. There are 2 easy ways to do this in a with limited unicode-range. Constantia is a serif typeface designed by John Hudson and commissioned by Microsoft. See for all my experiments (most screenshots are Chrome on Ubuntu with Georgia installed, look for crossbrowsertesting links for cross-platform screenshots)

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You can test the combo at (feel free to edit). I ended up using Charter digits, as a webfont. Taken at a wider conceptual level, when these two definition are combined the meaning becomes analogous to a tool (such as a philosophical idea) with which to transform a society.I also wanted this and decided to use Georgia for most chars but take digits from another font.

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