Didot

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Didot is a family of neoclassical serif typefaces, created in late 18th-century France, known for their high contrast, vertical stress, and refined elegance widely used in fashion and luxury branding.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Didot canonical 9
Didot family 9
Didot foundry 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf neoclassical typeface
typeface family
aestheticAssociation elegance
high fashion
luxury
refinement
associatedWithIndustry fashion industry
luxury goods industry
classification Didone
countryOfOrigin France
creator Firmin Didot
Pierre Didot
creatorFamily Didot family
linked to: Didot
definingFeature ball terminals in some characters
fine hairlines
flat unbracketed serifs
hairline serifs
high contrast between thick and thin strokes
large x-height in many digital versions
vertical stress
designerOfRevival Adrian Frutiger
linked to: Wolfgang Weingart

Jonathan Hoefler
Monotype design team
designPeriod late 18th century
digitalRevival HTF Didot
Linotype Didot
linked to: Didot

Monotype Didot
linked to: Didot
foundry Didot foundry
linked to: Didot
influenced Bodoni
linked to: Bauer Bodoni

modern serif typefaces
influencedBy Baskerville
linked to: New Baskerville

transitional serif typefaces
notableUser Harper’s Bazaar
Vogue magazine
linked to: Vogue
scriptSystem Latin alphabet
style modern serif
neoclassical serif
typographicCategory display typeface
text typeface
typographicUse book printing
display typography
fashion branding
luxury branding
magazine mastheads
usedFor editorial design
logos
titles

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baskerville influenced Didot
subject linked to: Baskerville typeface
Pierre Didot familyName Didot
Pierre Didot memberOf Didot family
linked to: Didot
Pierre Didot notableFamily Didot family
linked to: Didot
Henri Didot familyName Didot
Henri Didot memberOf Didot family
linked to: Didot
Henri Didot notableFamily Didot family
linked to: Didot
Firmin Didot familyName Didot
subject linked to: Firmin
Firmin Didot memberOf Didot family
subject linked to: Firmin
linked to: Didot
Firmin associatedWithFamily Didot family
linked to: Didot
Walbaum basedInPartOn Didot
Modern No. 20 isRelatedTo Didot
HTF Didot basedOn Didot
Didot creatorFamily Didot family
linked to: Didot
Didot foundry Didot foundry
linked to: Didot
Didot digitalRevival Linotype Didot
linked to: Didot
Didot digitalRevival Monotype Didot
linked to: Didot
François-Ambroise Didot memberOf Didot family
linked to: Didot
François-Ambroise Didot notableWork Didot typeface style
linked to: Didot
François-Ambroise Didot notableFamily Didot family
linked to: Didot
Perpetua includesStyle Perpetua Bold
linked to: Didot