Question

Didot The Didot family were active as designers for about 100 years in the 18th and 19th centuries. They were printers, publishers, typeface designers, inventors and intellectuals. Around 1800, the Didot family owned the most important print shop and font foundry in France. Pierre Didot, the printer, published a document with the typefaces of his brother, Firmin Didot, the typeface designer. The printing company still exists under the name Firmin Didot, Societe Nouvelle.

Accepted Answer

Hairline serifs without bracketing.Extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes.Vertical stress in rounded strokes.

Name	Didot
Characteristics	Hairline serifs without bracketing. Extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes. Vertical stress in rounded strokes.
History	The Didot family were active as designers for about 100 years in the 18th and 19th centuries. They were printers, publishers, typeface designers, inventors and intellectuals. Around 1800, the Didot family owned the most important print shop and font foundry in France. Pierre Didot, the printer, published a document with the typefaces of his brother, Firmin Didot, the typeface designer. The printing company still exists under the name Firmin Didot, Societe Nouvelle.

Didot Strokes Family Typeface Firmin Hairline Serifs Bracketing