Available as family or separate weights.

All separate fonts

Pro version available

Check also the OpenType Ptf version, Le Monde Journal PTF.

Le Monde Journal Std

Le Monde Journal is the typeface on which the entire Le Monde family is based. By definition, it is intended for newspaper use & at small sizes. Even though it has the same colour as Times, it appears more open. The reading flow has been made more fluent & less abrupt. The counters in the glyphs are bigger, as if they were “alluminating the interior.” The form, characterized by its serifs, remains embedded in our visual memory.
To accommodate any problems in newspaper printing, the bold sharply contrasts with the roman. The demi weight is better suited to titling or more careful printing. Italics accompany Le Monde Journal. With a more delicate design & a distinctive rhythm, they remain noticeable when used with the romans. Le Monde Journal is available in three weights, each in roman, italic & small capitals.

This family was designed in 1994 as custom font for the French newspaper Le Monde. The family is not used any more by this newspaper from November 2005. Remain few use on others publications of Le Monde.

OpenType Std

OpenType support page.
—Std OpenType glyph set
—OpenType features
—Ligatures
—Fractions,
—Ordinals/Superior Letters and figures,
—Caps figures,
—Oldstyle figures,
—Tabular Figures,

Upgrades options

• Upgrades from PostScript Type 1 to OpenType Std

• Upgrades from OpenType Std to OpenType Ptf

Nota bene

The PTF Essayage (Try it) have some limitations on the rendering due to the graphic ressource it is based on, FreeType engine, different to the rendering used by your own computer. The kerning is supported and with few built in texts (reload the page…) who show ligatures and alternates when presents. On Mac OS, you can use the Glyph palette of your system to add some specials glyphs.