# Old Standard TT font

> A high-contrast classicist serif by Alexey Kryukov that revives the book type common around 1900.

Old Standard TT is a serif typeface by Alexey Kryukov that reproduces the Modern, or classicist, style common in books printed around 1900. Old Standard TT comes as Regular, Italic and Bold static fonts with 938 glyphs covering Latin and Cyrillic. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits scholarly and literary text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Alexey Kryukov
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 3 (Regular 400, Bold 700; with italics)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 938
- Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Old+Standard+TT
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/old-standard-tt
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Editorial, Elegant

## About Old Standard TT

Old Standard TT is a serif typeface in the Modern or classicist manner: thick vertical stems, hairline serifs and joins, and round ball shapes ending letters such as a, c, f and r, all visible in the specimen. Alexey Kryukov drew it to reproduce a kind of type that filled books and journals around 1900 and was later largely dropped. The official notes recommend it for scientific papers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities, because readers associate the style with old textbooks. The name is a counterpart to Obyknovennaya Novaya, or New Standard, a related face used widely in Soviet printing. The download has three static files, Regular, Italic and Bold; there is no bold italic file. Each font holds 938 glyphs with Latin, Latin Extended, Cyrillic and Vietnamese subsets. It was added to Google Fonts in 2010.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2011 The Old Standard Project Authors (amkryukov@gmail.com)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Humanities papers and theses**: The official notes suggest this style for social science and humanities writing because it recalls older scholarly editions.
- **Period book design**: Hairline serifs and ball terminals reproduce the look of printing from around 1900 for reissues and historical projects.
- **Russian-language literature**: Cyrillic is included and belongs to the same classicist tradition the design revives.
- **Title pages and chapter openings**: At large sizes the strong contrast between stems and hairlines becomes the main visual feature.

## Things to know

- **Three files in the package**: Regular, Italic and Bold are included. A bold italic is not, so software will slant Bold artificially.
- **Hairlines need size**: The thin strokes are very fine in the specimen and can break up in small text on low-resolution screens.
- **No Greek subset here**: This package covers Latin, Cyrillic and Vietnamese; Greek is not among its subsets.

## FAQs

### Is Old Standard TT free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Old Standard TT may be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed, but the fonts cannot be sold on their own and derivatives must carry the same license.

### Who designed Old Standard TT?

Old Standard TT was designed by Alexey Kryukov. The copyright notice names The Old Standard Project Authors.

### How many weights does Old Standard TT have?

Old Standard TT has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700. An italic is supplied for Regular.

### Why is it called Old Standard?

According to the official notes, the name Old Standard TT was chosen in contrast to Obyknovennaya Novaya, or New Standard, a typeface of a similar style used in Soviet typography.

### Which languages does Old Standard TT support?

Old Standard TT includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese, as well as Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian.

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