1.1.2.1.1  B, P, R with slender, NWSE join of bowl and stem; Q tail comma-like [2] Erasmus
1.1.2.1.2  B, P, R with sturdy, horizontal join of bowl and stem; Q tail crosses body [3] Hollandse Mediaeval


1.1.2.2.1  Q tail sweeps, with arm; W with curved arms [1] Bellini
1.1.2.2.2  Q tail comma-like; k with curved upper arm [4] Pastonchi


1.2.1.6.1  P with horizontally extended bowl; K double-jointed [7] Lavenham
1.2.1.6.2  P without horizontally extended bowl; K single-jointed [11] Verona


1.2.3.3.1  k with gap; m descending [14] Bauer Text
1.2.3.3.2  k without gap; m even


1.3.2.2.1  v, w, y with curved arms [30] Souvenir
1.3.2.2.2  I with leftward serif at top, rightward serif at bottom [29] Seagull
1.3.2.2.3  A with curved crossbar; tiny spurs [28] ITC Benguiat


2.1.2.2.1  Q tail centered; G without spur; g with ascending unballed ear [37] Goudy Old Style
2.1.2.2.2  Q tail extending to right; G with spur; g with horizontal ear


3.1.1.1.1  C serifs triangular [66] Granjon
3.1.1.1.2  C serifs vertical spurs


3.1.1.2.1  J descends, no ball [64] Concorde Nova
3.1.1.2.2  J descends, with ball
3.1.1.2.3  J doesn't descend


3.2.2.1.1  Q tail unattached, rectangular stress [81] Cartier
3.2.2.1.2  Q tail sigmoidal, touching
3.2.2.1.3  Q tail comma-like


3.2.2.2.1  Q tail comma-like; j with triangular serif [83] Lectura
3.2.2.2.2  Q tail sigmoidal, touching; j without serif [85] Poppl Pontifex


3.3.2.1.1  J descends; U splayed; P bowl closed [87] Quadriga Antiqua
3.3.2.1.2  J doesn't descend; U not splayed; P bowl open [88] Sabon


3.3.2.3.1  g with rising, balled ear [90] Fournier
3.3.2.3.2  g with horizontal, unballed ear


3.4.1.1.1  J descends, unballed [100] Concorde
3.4.1.1.2  J descends, balled [101] ITC Cushing
3.4.1.1.3  J doesn't descend


3.4.1.2.1  B, K, P, Q, R with gaps; X stepped [104] ITC Isbell
3.4.1.2.2  P open; horizontal spur at SE of G [107] Van Dijck
3.4.1.2.3  B, K, P, Q, R closed; no spur on G; X not stepped


3.4.2.2.1  k, K with horizontal crossbar; J upturned, balled [109] Janson
3.4.2.2.2  k, K without horizontal crossbar; J descending, with very small ball [108] De Roos


4.2.1.1.1  U with SE spur; j monotonic [116] Perpetua
4.2.1.1.2  Not as above


4.2.1.2.1  G, S with spur serifs [118] Aurora [119] Century Schoolbook [120] Corona [121] Ionic 5
4.2.1.2.2  G, S with wedge serifs [122] Nimrod


4.2.3.2.1  g with open bowl [129] ITC Cheltenham
4.2.3.2.2  g with lower bowl taller than upper, rising ear [132] Goudy Modern
4.2.3.2.3  g not as above


4.2.4.4.1  C without lower serif [133] Apollo
4.2.4.4.2  C biserifed


4.3.1.3.1  j descending, unballed; f with rectangular flag [141] Dominante
4.3.1.3.2  j recurved, balled; f flag balled [144] Paragon [145] Primus Antiqua [146] Textype


4.3.2.3.1  j unballed; Q with detached sigmoid tail [147] Cochin
4.3.2.3.2  j balled; Q with attached straight tail [149] Iridium


5.1.1.1.1  b, d, f, h, l with full serifs [157] Egmont
5.1.1.1.2  b, d, f, h, l with half serifs


5.1.1.2.1  k with double junction, horizontal crossbar [156] Didot
5.1.1.2.2  k without double junction [154] Bodoni Book
5.1.1.2.3  k with double junction, no horizontal crossbar


5.1.1.3.1  K, k with double junction, horizontal crossbar [161] Walbaum
5.1.1.3.2  K, k without double junction


5.1.2.3.1  K with single junction [165] ITC Fenice
5.1.2.3.2  K with double junction, no horizontal crossbar [166] Modern
5.1.2.3.3  K with double junction, horizontal crossbar


5.2.2.1.1  j with "bent" bottom [171] Augustea
5.2.2.1.2  j without "bent" bottom [170] Albion 42


5.2.2.2.1  k with single junction, curved lower arm [172] Bell
5.2.2.2.2  k with single junction, ball on upper arm [181] Paganini
5.2.2.2.3  k with single junction, no curves, no balls [184] Promotor
5.2.2.2.4  k with double junction (sometimes barely)


6.1.1.1.1  a with single story
6.1.1.1.2  a with two stories


6.1.1.2.1  m, n with half serifs at feet [189] Beton
6.1.1.2.2  m, n with full serifs at feet [194] ITC Lubalin Graph [195] ITC Lubalin Graph Extra Light


6.1.1.4.1  D, O, Q with straight sides [192] City
6.1.1.4.2  D, O, Q with rounded sides


6.1.2.2.1  R with upturned tail; f without bullet-hole; g with decurved ear [201] Antique No. 5
6.1.2.2.2  R without upturned tail; f with bullet-hole; g with horizontal ear [203] Schadow Antiqua


6.2.2.1.1  k single-jointed [210] Egyptienne F 55
6.2.2.1.2  k double-jointed [213] fortune


6.2.2.2.1  q with horizontal slab serif [209] Clarendon
6.2.2.2.2  q with pointed vertical serif


6.3.2.2.1  l with upper serif extending left past lower serif [217] Monotype Typewriter
6.3.2.2.2  I with lower serif extending left past upper serif [216] Linotype Typewriter


7.1.1.2.1  y with curved tail [228] ITC Quorum
7.1.1.2.2  y with straight tail [225] ITC Newtext


7.1.2.1.1  U with serif at BR; R with straight tail of R straight [218] Albertus
7.1.2.1.2  U without serif at BR; R with curved tail [220] Flange


7.1.2.2.1  K, R with tail concave downward [219] Americana
7.1.2.2.2  K, R with tail concave upward [221] French Old Style
7.1.2.2.3  K, R with tail straight


7.2.2.2.1  y with straight tail and full serif [233] Meridien
7.2.2.2.2  y with curved tail and ball or flag


8.1.1.2.1  Q with sigmoid tail; B with equally wide bowls [245] Adonis
8.1.1.2.2  Q with straight tail; B with narrower upper bowl [247] 2-Line Block Gothic [248] 4-Line Block Gothic


8.1.2.1.1  M splayed [252] 20th Century [254] Futura [257] Spartan
8.1.2.1.2  M not splayed


8.1.2.2.1  Q tail sigmoid, uncrossing [251] Bernhard Gothic
8.1.2.2.2  Q tail descending, comma-like [249] Adsans
8.1.2.2.3  Q tail undescending, straight, rightward [253] Erbar
8.1.2.2.4  Q tail straight, crossing [256] Nobel


8.2.1.1.1  g two-storied; J descends [259] Gill Sans
8.2.1.1.2  g one-storied; J doesn't descend


8.2.1.2.1  W with strokes crossed; g 2-story with open lower bowl
8.2.1.2.2  W with strokes meeting at top


8.5.2.1.1  R with slightly rounded leg [278] Haas Unica
8.5.2.1.2  R with straight leg [283] Video


8.5.2.2.1  C, O rectangular; Q tail clockwise decurved [274] Berthold Imago
8.5.2.2.2  C, O oval or circular; Q tail not markedly decurved


8.6.2.2.1  Q with intersecting tail [289] Trade Gothic
8.6.2.2.2  Q with comma tail [287] News Gothic [288] Record Gothic


9.1.1.1.1  H, K, R with long leftward tails [305] Ariston Light Script
9.1.1.1.2  H, K, R without long leftward tails


9.1.1.2.1  h, k with straight ascenders
9.1.1.2.2  h, k with looped ascenders


9.1.1.3.1  g, j, y end in swirls [314] Snell Roundhand
9.1.1.3.2  g, j, y end in loops


10.1.2.3.1  E, F, H, J, K, P, R with serifs [330] Noris Script
10.1.2.3.2  E, F, H, J, K, P, R sans serifs [328] Klang


10.1.4.3.1  A, W, V with serifs at top; W crossed [333] Bologna
10.1.4.3.2  A, W, V without serifs at top; W strokes meet at top [336] Ondine


10.1.6.1.1  F, G descenders long leftward 90¡ arc [341] Le Griffe
10.1.6.1.2  F, G descenders very large, oval loops [343] Vivaldi


10.1.6.2.1  b, h, k ascenders with leftward serifs [339] Crayonette
10.1.6.2.2  b, h, k ascenders straight [342] Treasury Open
10.1.6.2.3  b, h, k ascenders curved rightward [340] Kalligraphia


10.2.1.1.1  A minuscular, no crossbar [347] Caprice
10.2.1.1.2  A crossbar a swirl [349] Lateinische Ausgangsschrift
10.2.1.1.3  A crossbar a simple line [350] Gillies Extra Bold


10.2.1.2.1  G with centered crossbar [346] Balloon Extra Bold
10.2.1.2.2  G with leftward crossbar [352] Vertex
10.2.1.2.3  G without crossbar


10.2.2.1.1  y rectangular; E with crossbar below middle [353] Arctic
10.2.2.1.2  y triangular; E with crossline above or at middle [354] Dom Casual


10.2.2.2.1  I, J with serifs; J with crossbar; K stepped [355] Present
10.2.2.2.2  I, J without serifs; J without crossbar; K not stepped [356] Studio


10.3.1.1.1  E rounded; d ascender not curved leftward [358] Bison
10.3.1.1.2  E square; d ascender curved leftward [362] Reporter No. 2


10.3.1.2.1  f descender straight [360] Forte
10.3.1.2.2  f descender looped [361] Pepita


10.4.1.1.1  N minuscular; p, q with forked descenders [364] Cloister Black [372] Old English Text
10.4.1.1.2  N majuscular; p, q descenders with leftward serifs [370] Linotext


10.4.1.2.1  N majuscular [369] ITC Honda
10.4.1.2.2  N minuscular


10.4.2.1.1  Very strong contrast [365] Fette Fraktur [366] Fraktur Bold
10.4.2.1.2  Weak contrast [371] Luthersche Fraktur


10.4.2.2.1  A, C, O, Q open at top [374] Wilhelm Klingspor Gotisch
10.4.2.2.2  A, C, O, Q closed at top [367] Gothique


11.1.2.1.1  W without center serif [392] Castellar
11.1.2.1.2  W with center serif


11.1.2.2.1  e with slanted crossbar; h, n splayed [398] Windsor Bold Outline
11.1.2.2.2  e with horizontal crossbar; h, n not splayed [397] Times English Black Outline


11.1.3.2.1  N, U, V, W with balls an NE [400] Bank Note
11.1.3.2.2  N, U, V, W without balls [401] Cheque


11.2.3.2.1  Q tail descends [406] Egyptienne Filette
11.2.3.2.2  Q tail doesn't descend [407] Gold Rush


11.3.1.3.1  A with very low crossbar; Q tail doesn't descend; Y with straight arms; condensed [415] Runic Condensed
11.3.1.3.2  A with crossbar in middle; Q tail descends; Y with curved NW arm [409] Augustea Nova


11.3.1.4.1  A flattened at top [412] Latin Antique No. 9
11.3.1.4.2  A with serif at top


11.4.3.3.1  R with straight arm; Q tail comma-like; J doesn't descend [425] Gill Sans Shadow 408
11.4.3.3.2  R with curved arm; Q tail starts in bowl; J descends [424] Gill Sans Shadow Line 290


12.1.4.3.1  W strokes meet below top line, no center serif [570] Milton
12.1.4.3.2  W strokes stepped, with flag at NE [566] Belwe
12.1.4.3.3  W strokes crossed


12.4.2.3.1  A flag semicircular [599] Tango
12.4.2.3.2  A flag short arc [586] Columbus


12.4.2.4.1  G rounded at bottom and flat at top, with half crossbar [601] Tip Top
12.4.2.4.2  G with full crossbar, diagonal [595] Lafayette
12.4.2.4.3  G with full, straight crossbar


12.4.2.5.1  G without crossbar [582] Brutus
12.4.2.5.2  G with half crossbar [583] Bullfinch
12.4.2.5.3  G with full crossbar, two lines SWNE [587] Croydon


12.4.4.5.1  O rectangular [585] Charleston
12.4.4.5.2  O ovoid, larger at bottom [593] Hobo
12.4.4.5.3  O oval [596] Mikado Black


13.1.1.3.1  M center junction on baseline [607] Parisian
13.1.1.3.2  M center junction above baselino [605] Florentine


13.6.3.3.1  G spurred [620] Helvetica Rounded
13.6.3.3.2  G spurless [618] Formula I


13.8.2.1.1  a, b, c, d, e with SW segment thickened [627] Data 70
13.8.2.1.2  a, b, c, d, e without thickened SW segment [629] Russell Square


13.8.2.2.1  g rounded [625] Amelia
13.8.2.2.2  g square [626] Countdown


13.11.1.1.1  W stepped [654] Zeppelin
13.11.1.1.2  W strokes meet at top [646] Neon


13.11.1.2.1  S with straight horizontal crossbar [645] Michel
13.11.1.2.2  S without straight segment [643] Fatima


13.11.2.1.1  C a 330¡ arc [650] Pluto
13.11.2.1.2  C a 180¡ arc


13.11.2.2.1  M not round-topped [644] French Flash
13.11.2.2.2  M round-topped


14.1.1.4.1  k with curved arms, ball on upper one
14.1.1.4.2  k with straight arms


14.1.1.5.1  A with stub at apex; g with open lower bowl [442] ITC Tiffany Heavy
14.1.1.5.2  A with flattened apex; g with closed lower bowl


14.1.2.1.1  K with lower arm straight [445] Caslon Extra
14.1.2.1.2  K with lower arm curved up [447] ITC Galliard Ultra
14.1.2.1.3  K with lowar arm curved down [449] ITC Grouch


14.1.2.2.1  Q tail comma-like [448] Garamond Ultra
14.1.2.2.2  Q tail sigmoid, starting in bowl, not descending [444] Aetna
14.1.2.2.3  Q tail sigmoid, starting in bowl, descending [446] ITC Century Ultra


14.2.1.2.1  g one-story [453] Figaro
14.2.1.2.2  g two-story [457] Playbill


14.3.1.1.1  A with both upper corners rounded [461] Hess Neobold
14.3.1.1.2  A with NW corner rounded, NE corner square [463] Macbeth


14.3.1.2.1  f with balled flag [460] Hawthorn
14.3.1.2.2  f with triangular flag


14.3.1.3.1  g one-story [465] ITC Serif Gothic Heavy
14.3.1.3.2  g two-story  


14.3.2.2.1  p, q with rounded serifs [467] Cooper Black
14.3.2.2.2  p, q with flat serifs [468] Pabst


14.4.1.1.1  G without crossbar
14.4.1.1.2  G with half crossbar


14.4.1.2.1  b, d, p, q with gaps [475] Fehrle Display
14.4.1.2.2  b, d, p, q without gaps


14.4.3.2.1  M splayed [486] Dyrnamo
14.4.3.2.2  M not splayed [495] Neil Bold


14.4.3.3.1  Inlined [485] Broadway Engraved
14.4.3.3.2  Not inlined [484] Broadway


14.4.3.4.1  g one-story
14.4.3.4.2  g two-story


14.4.4.1.1  g two-story [503] Headline Bold
14.4.4.1.2  g one-story


14.4.4.2.1  G with straight edges [505] ITC Machine
14.4.4.2.2  G with curves


14.4.6.1.1  a two-story


15.3.1.2.1  M splayed [531] L&C Hairline
15.3.1.2.2  M not splayed [527] Gill Sans Light


15.3.2.1.1  g one-story [525] ITC Eras Light
15.3.2.1.2  g two-story [523] Cable Light (Klingspor)


15.3.2.2.1  K double-jointed
15.3.2.2.2  K single-jointed


17.4.2.2.1  A with 5 dots on left arm [684] Spotty Face
17.4.2.2.2  A with 10 dots on left arm [682] Pinball




































 




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