Tinos, with its 2010 digitized data credited to Google Corporation, is a free serif font with a formal, bookish character. Strong thick-thin changes and sharply bracketed serifs give the letters a crisp outline. The proportions are compact, with broad capitals and restrained curves.
It can move easily between long-form publishing and institutional branding because its familiar shapes feel measured and authoritative. Reports and academic materials are an especially natural fit. In editorial design, it lends articles and reference pages the sober texture associated with traditional newspaper and book typography.
Digitized data copyright (c) 2010 Google Corporation.
Font family
Tinos
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Ascender - Tinos
Full font name
Tinos
Name table version
Version 1.01
Postscript font name
Tinos
Trademark notice
Tinos is a trademark of Google and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Manufacturer name
Ascender Corporation
Designer
Steve Matteson
Description
Tinos was designed by Steve Matteson as an innovative, refreshing sans serif design that is metrically compatible with Times New Roman". Tinos offers improved on-screen readability characteristics and the pan-European WGL character set and solves the needs of developers looking for width-compatible fonts to address document portability across platforms.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Created2011-01-08
Revision1
Glyph count755
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classTransitional serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below: