New Caledonia font family
Overview
The Scotch Roman faces of the 19th century were quite rightly a very popular family of faces, some being also particularly elegant. In 1938, Dwiggins made this modern design for the Linotype Company, and Caledonia soon achieved the popularity it deserved. There was a time after World War II when it was hard to find any magazine in the United States that was not set in New Caledonia. Just as Times New Roman was the most used Monotype text face, Caledonia was the staple of Linotype users. Caledonia, you will remember, is the poetic name of Scotland made famous perhaps by the couplet of Sir Walter Scott that says, "Oh Caledonia, stern and wild, meet nurse for a poetic child!"
| Description | |
|---|---|
| File name | Newcal.ttf Newcalb.ttf Newcali.ttf |
| Styles & Weights | New Caledonia New Caledonia Bold New Caledonia Italic |
| Designers | William Dwiggins, Alex Kaczun |
| Copyright | © Linotype-Hell AG. Portions © 1992 Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved. |
| Font vendor | N/A |
| Script Tags | N/A |
| Code pages | 1252 Latin 1 866 MS-DOS Russian 865 MS-DOS Nordic 862 Hebrew 860 MS-DOS Portuguese 775 MS-DOS Baltic 737 Greek; former 437 G 437 US |
| Fixed pitch | False |
Licensing and redistribution info
- Font redistribution FAQ for Windows
- License Microsoft fonts for enterprises, web developers, for hardware & software redistribution or server installations
Style & weight examples
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Bold
New Caledonia Italic
