Didone
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For the opera by Francesco Cavalli, see Didone (opera).
Didone is a typeface classification recognized by the Association Typographique Internationale (AtypI), and part of the VOX-ATypI classification system.
It is characterized by:
- slab-like serifs without brackets.
- Vertical orientation of weight axes. (The vertical parts of letters are thick.)
- Strong contrast between thick and thin lines. (Horizontal parts of letters are thin in comparison to the vertical parts.)
- An unornamented, "modern" appearance.
Examples include the slightly condensed, unbracketed serif typefaces Bodoni, Computer Modern, Didot, Vertrina and Walbaum. The classification is also known as modern. This style emerged in the late 18th century; Didot was its first representative.
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