Font for the Standard Works

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bradleyburgess-p40
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Font for the Standard Works

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Hi all

Which font exactly do they use for the LDS Standard Works?

Thanks,
Bradley
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That depends on the medium. lds.org, the iPhone, and iPad appear to be defaulting to Georgia. Most non-English copies of the Book of Mormon that use a Roman script appear to be set with Palatino. I don't know what typeface was used in printing the 1979 and 1981 LDS editions of the English standard works.
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If I remember, English LDS Scriptures are created in Great Britain with a standard typeface of Oxford University Press, or a thing like that... I believe this font aren't available for download.
silid
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I agree with above and add that Dutch 801 is used in the new church maps and photos.

If you want a close approximation to that used in the English standard works try Linotype Monticello as discussed here:

http://www.creativepro.com/article/dot- ... s-typeface
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Montecello uses the wrong 'g' - perhaps Baskerville is a better match?
justinjh
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Re: Font for the Standard Works

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The font used in the standard works is called Palatino. It is freely available online and included in MS Word, InDesign, and other softwares.
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