What is the Times® Ten font?
Times Ten is the ten-point design of Times Roman (Times Roman is the Linotype version of Monotype’s Times New Roman).
In hot metal type, for the purpose of readability, there is a different design for each point size: twelve-point is slightly different from ten-point, which is slightly different from nine-point. Most text types that made the transition from metal to photo and then to digital typesetting technologies were converted using the twelve-point design as the master (this is the case, for example, with Adobe’s core font, Times Roman). More…
Times Ten is very legible at small sizes and so is good for classified advertising, and other fine-print needs, such as contracts.
Times® Ten Font families
The Times® Ten includes the following font families:
- Times Ten Roman
- Times Ten Italic
- Times Ten Bold
- Times Ten Bold Italic
Times® Ten Preview
Here is a preview of how Times® Ten will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
Is Times® Ten A free font? Is Times® Ten Free to Download?
No,Times® Ten 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 Times® Ten so please don't waste your time looking.
It is highly unlikely that you'll be able to find Times® Ten 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 Times® Ten remember that it's illegal to use a font if you didn't pay for it!
If you really want Times® Ten 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. :)