Palatino

Summary

Palatino is a typeface family^[1]. Palatino draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #21 of 190).^[2]

Key Facts

• Palatino's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[3].
• Giambattista Palatino is named after Palatino^[4].
• Palatino is a type of serif typeface^[5].
• Palatino's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[6].
• Palatino's designed by is recorded as Hermann Zapf^[7].
• Palatino is part of PostScript core fonts level 2^[8].
• Palatino's Commons category is recorded as Palatino^[9].
• 1948 marks the founding of Palatino^[10].
• Palatino's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/palatino-linotype^[11].
• Palatino's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as classical garalde typeface genre^[12].
• Palatino's Thibaudeau classification is recorded as elsevier typeface genre^[13].
• Palatino's type foundry is recorded as Mergenthaler Linotype Company^[14].

Body

Geography

Palatino is part of PostScript core fonts level 2^[8].

Designation and Status

Palatino's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[3].

History and Context

1948 marks the founding of Palatino^[10]. Giambattista Palatino is named after Palatino^[4].

Why It Matters

Palatino draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #21 of 190).^[2] Palatino has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] Palatino is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]