The font also offers designs tailored for screen display and a rounded version. Its large x-height and wide apertures, making it highly legible and readable. Gotham has a rich set of special characters, such as fractions, ligatures, arrows, and symbols. The font’s design has similar features to earlier serif typeface designs, such as Times New Roman or Bodoni. The font name comes from New York’s nickname, “Gotham City.” The Gotham font family consists of eight weights with four widths: Regular, Bold, Black, and Extra Black. Let’s find out more about the font, effectivity of the font, and best font pairing options. The Gotham font family was released with ten fonts and complementary italic styles, encompassing serif and sans-serif letterforms. The font was commissioned by GQ magazine and released to the public in 2002 by Hoefler & Co Foundry. Gotham is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by American type designer Tobias Frere-Jones in 2000.
