What is the Centaur® font?
A refinement of Roman inscriptional capitals designed by Bruce Rogers as a titling design for signage in the Metropolitan Museum. Rogers later designed for the Monotype Corporation a lowercase based on Jenson’s work, turning the titling into a full typeface, Centaur, the most elegant and Aldine of the Jenson derivatives.
Centaur® Font families
The Centaur® includes the following font families:
- Centaur Pro Regular
- Centaur Pro Italic
- Centaur Pro Bold
- Centaur Pro Bold Italic
- Centaur Std Regular
- Centaur Std Italic
- Centaur Std Bold
- Centaur Std Bold Italic
Centaur® Preview
Here is a preview of how Centaur® will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
Is Centaur® A free font? Is Centaur® Free to Download?
No,Centaur® is not free to download. You will need to pay for it I'm afraid.
Almost every font that we list on HighFonts.com is a paid-for, premium font. We do have a Free Fonts section where we list free fonts that you can download.
There is no point trying to find a free download of Centaur® so please don't waste your time looking.
It is highly unlikely that you'll be able to find Centaur® for free. There's a lot of websites that will say "Free Download" but these are just attempts to get you to click on a link which will either take you to an ad landing page or you risk getting viruses on your computer. In the rare occasion that you do find a free download for Centaur® remember that it's illegal to use a font if you didn't pay for it!
If you really want Centaur® and you want to truly own it the legal and safe way, then click here to visit the download and purchase page on MyFonts.com. Here you will be able to obtain the proper license. The designer and publisher deserves to be paid for their work, as they have put in the hours and the creativity to produce such an amazing font. Good luck with your purchase and future use of this font. :)
