Centaur

Summary

Centaur is a typeface family^[1]. Centaur draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #61 of 190).^[2]

Key Facts

• Centaur's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[3].
• Centaur's commissioned by is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art^[4].
• Centaur's based on is recorded as Jenson^[5].
• Centaur is a type of serif typeface^[6].
• Centaur's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[7].
• Centaur's designed by is recorded as Bruce Rogers^[8].
• Centaur's Commons category is recorded as Centaur (typeface)^[9].
• Centaur's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• 1915 marks the founding of Centaur^[11].
• Centaur's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/centaur^[12].
• Centaur's subject named as is recorded as Caractères Centaur^[13].
• Centaur's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as humanist font^[14].
• Centaur's type foundry is recorded as Monotype^[15].

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Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1915 marks the founding of Centaur^[11].

Why It Matters

Centaur draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #61 of 190).^[2] Centaur has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]