Font Styles: Times New Roman 12 Pt

Times New Roman, as a font, actually has a long and interesting history. Commissioned by The Times (the famous London newspaper) in 1931, Times New Roman was designed by a man named Stanley Morison, who worked with Starling Burgess and Victor Lardent to develop this now-classic font.

Sadly, The Times no longer uses their now-famous font. However, Times New Roman is still often used for typesetting books. If you have books in your home, the majority of them will no doubt be typeset in Times New Roman. The 12 point size is by far the most common.

It would be almost impossible to find a computer with software that doesn't include Times New Roman. This font is usually the first font to be coded. The popularity of Times New Roman font has inspired the creation of many other font styles, which are all similar in appearance to this "granddaddy" of typeface.

Times New Roman has been used in every copy of Microsoft Windows, since way back when they put out version 3.1. This font is used as the default in many applications, including Microsoft Word. Web browsers often use Times New Roman, in 12 pt. size, as a default font style.

Times New Roman is such a popular font that it has even replaced 12 pt. Courier New as the default font used on all US diplomatic documents. This notable change took place in February of 2004, and now Times New Roman is a standard with even the US government.

Though it is used in all the most cutting-edge forms of media and Internet communication, coded onto software and used by almost every computer you can find today, Times New Roman is a font style that has been around for more than seventy years. It is much more popular today, and much more widely used, than it was in the 1930s. Over the years, Times New Roman has become the most popular font used, and 12 pt. the most popular size of Times New Roman seen.

Initially developed for one of the most famous London newspapers, Times New Roman is now the mostly widely used font in print media and electronic media. Just remember that when you are using Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, you are not just typing. You are participating in history.