Old Goudy

Name: Old Goudy
Author: Qualitype

Old Goudy brings classic elegance to your typography with refined serifs that guide the eye through extended reading.

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Serifby Qualitype74% Accessible

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Glyphs547

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Best Font Pairings for Old Goudy

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Old Goudy, including combinations with Suse, Webstart and Kollektif.

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Old Goudy Editorial Specimen

Old Goudy in Editorial Context

Old Goudy is a serif typeface by Qualitype suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Serif

Old Goudy demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Old Goudy supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Qualitype, Old Goudy balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Old Goudy Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Old Goudy Specimen

Old Goudy

Old Goudy is a serif typeface by Qualitype built for display contexts.

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Old Goudy— serif typeface

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Old Goudy Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Reading Text in Old Goudy

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Old Goudy, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Old Goudy demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Old Goudy for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Old Goudy small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Old Goudy delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Old Goudy italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Old Goudy bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Old Goudy typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Old Goudy typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Old Goudy'; }

Quick Start

Integrating Old Goudy

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Old+Goudy:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Old+Goudy:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Old Goudy';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Old+Goudy:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Old Goudy CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Old Goudy', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Old Goudy', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'old-goudy': ['Old Goudy', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-old-goudy">Your text here</p>

About

Old Goudy: A Closer Look

Qualitype

Serif

Open Source

Old Goudy serif typeface delivers classic, old-style antiqua forms through a complete family suited to traditional publishing applications. Qualitype's design provides refined character for literary typography, formal documents, and extended reading. The classic Goudy-style proportions add timeless elegance while complete family supports sophisticated hierarchy. Old Goudy's classical aesthetic serves publishers, cultural institutions, and formal communications. Both display and body text benefit from balanced proportions. Pair with a geometric sans-serif for modern contrast.

Old Goudy was designed by Qualitype. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Old Goudy features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for academic papers and legal documents.

Old Goudy is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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In Context

Old Goudy Typography

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Character Set

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Reading Text in Old Goudy

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Old Goudy Accessibility Profile

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Old Goudy Reading Performance

Old Goudy: Comfort in Extended Reading

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Internationalization

Western European

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