What is the Century Expanded font?
Shortly after the preparation of the original Century, the two Bentons (father Linn Boyd and son Morris Fuller) prepared a wider version for De Vinne’s press and called it Century Broadface. In 1900 ATF released the design for general use as Century Expanded, one of the most popular and effective of typefaces, to this day the text face of the New York Daily News.
Century Expanded Font families
The Century Expanded includes the following font families:
- Century Expanded Std Roman
- Century Expanded Std Italic
- Century Expanded Std Bold
- Century Expanded Std Bold Italic
Century Expanded Preview
Here is a preview of how Century Expanded will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
Is Century Expanded A free font? Is Century Expanded Free to Download?
No,Century Expanded 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 Century Expanded so please don't waste your time looking.
It is highly unlikely that you'll be able to find Century Expanded 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 Century Expanded remember that it's illegal to use a font if you didn't pay for it!
If you really want Century Expanded 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. :)