

The term "Didone" is a 1954 coinage, part of the Vox-ATypI classification system.

(Many lines end in a teardrop or circle shape, rather than a plain wedge-shaped serif.)

Some stroke endings show ball terminals.(Horizontal parts of letters are thin in comparison to the vertical parts.) Strong contrast between thick and thin lines.(The vertical strokes of letters are thick.) (The serifs have a nearly constant width along their length.) Narrow and unbracketed (hairline) serifs.Didot's type in the Code civil des Français, printed by the company of Firmin Didot in 1804.ĭidone ( / d i ˈ d oʊ n i/) is a genre of serif typeface that emerged in the late 18th century and was the standard style of general-purpose printing during the nineteenth.
