Old Standard

Name: Old Standard
Author: Robert Alessi

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

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Serifby Robert Alessi90% Accessible

Characters846

Glyphs1,015

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Best Font Pairings for Old Standard

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Old Standard, including combinations with Lanze, Modestic Display and Westgate.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Old Standard with any font combination in real-time, optimized for serif characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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In Context

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Old Standard Editorial Specimen

Old Standard in Editorial Context

Old Standard is a serif typeface by Robert Alessi suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Serif

Old Standard 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 Standard supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

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

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Old Standard Typography

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Old Standard Specimen

Old Standard

Old Standard is a serif typeface by Robert Alessi built for display contexts.

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Old Standard— serif typeface

Old StandardBy Robert Alessi

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Old Standard Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Old Standard Body Typography

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

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

When setting Old Standard 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 Standard 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 Standard delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Old Standard italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Old Standard bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Old Standard typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Old Standard typography specimen

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Old Standard in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Old Standard in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Old Standard', 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-standard': ['Old Standard', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-old-standard">Your text here</p>

About

Inside Old Standard

Robert Alessi

Serif

Open Source

Old Standard serif typeface delivers elegant didone antiqua forms with Cyrillic support through a comprehensive family suited to classical international publishing. Robert Alessi's design provides sophisticated character for literary typography, academic documents, and formal publications. The didone proportions add elegant contrast while Cyrillic support addresses Eastern European needs. Old Standard's classical aesthetic serves publishers, academic institutions, and cultural communications. Both display and body text benefit from balanced proportions. Pair with a geometric sans-serif for modern contrast.

Old Standard comes from the work of Robert Alessi. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Old Standard features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for long-form editorial and book typography.

Old Standard is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Best Ways to Use Old Standard

Best Font Pairings for Old Standard

Test Old Standard Font Pairings Live

In Context

Old Standard Typography

Old Standard

Character Set

Type Scale

Old Standard Body Typography

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Typography Judgment

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Old Standard Accessibility Profile

Old Standard Legibility Characteristics

Old Standard Reading Performance

Old Standard: Comfort in Extended Reading

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Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

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