Roman type

Summary

Roman type ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Roman type's subclass of is recorded as serif typeface^[2].
• Roman type's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[3].
• Roman type's Commons category is recorded as Roman type^[4].
• Roman type's opposite of is recorded as italic^[5].
• Roman type's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/066p79^[6].
• Roman type's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300211185^[7].
• Roman type's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300211172^[8].
• Roman type's facet of is recorded as typography^[9].
• Roman type's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• Roman type's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/roman-typeface^[11].
• Roman type's different from is recorded as ancient Roman script^[12].
• Roman type's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i72373^[13].
• Roman type's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Jesenské^[14].
• Roman type's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 06840553-n^[15].

Why It Matters

Roman type ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]