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Re: MyFonts • The Story of Typographic Numbers

2025-11-24T16:54:31Z

Numbers have, pretty much, always been included with fonts of type. When Gutenberg invented the art of typography, he included a set of numerals in his fonts.

Numbers are abstract: what we write, type or print are numerals. I can’t help wondering why the author of the article failed to observe that distinction.

MyFonts • The Story of Typographic Numbers

2025-11-24T16:29:49Z

Numbers have, pretty much, always been included with fonts of type. When Gutenberg invented the art of typography, he included a set of numerals in his fonts. For almost 100 years, however, numerals were treated as “pi” characters and not created to be part of any specific typeface design.

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