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Century Expanded™

by URW Type Foundry
Individual Styles from $35.99 USD
Complete family of 2 fonts: $37.99 USD
The Century Expanded Font Family was designed by Morris Fuller Benton and published by URW Type Foundry. Century Expanded contains 2 styles and family package options.

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The first Century typeface was cut in 1894 by Linn Boyd Benton in conjunction with T L DeVinne for the Century Magazine. It was a blacker, more readable face than the type previously used. Morris Fuller Benton designed the Century Expanded version in 1900 for American Type Founders to meet the Typographical Union Standard of the day. The 'expansion' was in the vertical plane. Century Expanded is a useful font family for text setting in magazines, books, presentations and newsletters.

Designers: Morris Fuller Benton

Publisher: URW Type Foundry

Foundry: URW Type Foundry

Design Owner: ATF

MyFonts debut: Mar 17, 2000

Century Expanded™

About URW Type Foundry

URW Type Foundry GmbH is a German company with a long and rich history in type design and engineering. As the direct successor of digital type pioneer URW GmbH, it continues to design and develop first class typefaces and custom projects. URW Type Foundry GmbH is renowned for a comprehensive library, a specialization in global font technology, and its overall role in type development.

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