Didone (Modern) Serif vs Didot
Didot evolved from Didone (Modern) Serif.
Didone (Modern) Serif
The rationalist serif at its most extreme — hairline-thin thins against heavy stems, a strictly vertical axis, and flat, unbracketed serifs. Dazzling, high-fashion, and unmistakably 'modern'.
- Extreme contrast between hairline thins and heavy stems
- Strictly vertical axis of stress
- Flat, thin, unbracketed serifs
- Ball terminals on a, c, f, r
- Vertical, geometric, even letter proportions
Didot
Firmin Didot's Parisian Didone of the 1780s–90s — even more severe and hairline-fine than Bodoni, with razor-thin unbracketed serifs. The chic, frosty voice of French fashion typography.
- Extreme stem-to-hairline contrast
- Strictly vertical axis of stress
- Flat, razor-thin, unbracketed hairline serifs
- Abrupt serif-to-stem joins with little bracketing
- Precise, geometric, aristocratic proportions
At a glance
| Didone (Modern) Serif | Didot | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1780s–1820s | 1790s |
| Discipline | Typography | Typography |
| Region | Italy, France | France, Paris |
| Family | Serif | Serif |
| Formal traits | didone, high-contrast, vertical-stress, unbracketed | didone, high-contrast, vertical-stress, unbracketed |
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