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ITC Century®

by ITC
Individual Styles from $34.99 USD
Complete family of 16 fonts: $540.99 USD
The ITC Century Font Family was designed by Tony Stan and published by ITC. ITC Century contains 16 styles and family package options.

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ITC Century® was designed by Tony Stan for the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) in 1975, as a modern expansion of the historic Century type family originally drawn by Linn Boyd Benton of American Type Founders (ATF). Benton’s design, created to meet Century Magazine’s demand for crisp readability in dense columns of text, became a cornerstone of American book typography of the last century.

ITC Century draws its design from a refined blend of the original Century and two other Benton typefaces: Century Expanded and Century Schoolbook. Stan based his work on Century Expanded but made the design sturdier and more versatile by incorporating the stronger strokes, smooth weight transitions, serifs, and bracketing found in Century Schoolbook.

The typeface features large counters and well-defined character shapes, which enhance its high readability levels. Additionally, subtle adjustments to character proportions have slightly condensed the design from the ATF original, enabling economical typesetting without sacrificing clarity.

Today, ITC Century is the definitive choice for academic prestige publishing – from university press books to Ivy League theses. Its authoritative forms and balanced proportions convey credibility and permanence, making it ideal for literary hardcovers where tradition and clarity are paramount. It excels in dissertations, scholarly journals, and institutional publishing, providing the timeless gravitas expected by academic audiences alongside comfortable long-form reading.

Designers: Tony Stan

Publisher: ITC

Foundry: ITC

Design Owner: ITC

MyFonts debut: Jan 1, 2000

ITC Century® is a trademark of Monotype ITC Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

About ITC

An international leader in typeface design and marketing for over 30 years, ITC collaborates with world-class designers to provide a versatile selection classic typefaces and innovative new designs. ITC licenses its typeface library throughout the world to companies in the graphic design, computer, and printing technology fields.

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