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Equivalent Font Names

Morgan S. Brilliant, Jon Pastor, and Frank F. Smith have each contributed to the following list of equivalent font names.

The following table shows trade/common names and the equivalent names used by other vendors. The vendor or trademark holder's name is shown in parenthesis following each typeface name.

Aachen Bold (Letraset)
Aardvark (Corel)
Activa (Bitstream, Inc.)
Kuenstler 480
Ad Lib
Adelaide (Corel)
Adsans (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Humanist 970
Akzidenz Grotesk (H. Berthold AG)
Gothic 725
Albertus (Monotype Corporation plc)
Flareserif 821
Aldine 401 (Monotype Corporation plc)
Bembo
Aldine 721 (Monotype Corporation plc)
Plantin
Algerian (S. Blake)
Algiers (Corel)
Allegro
Alto (Corel)
Amelia (VGC)
Amy (Corel)
Americana (ATF)
Amherst (Corel)
Antique Olive (Fonderie Olive)
Incised 901
Arnold Bocklin
Arabia (Corel)
Arquitectura (IC)
Architecture (Corel)
Avant Garde (ITC)
Avalon (Corel)
Badloc (IC)
Bedrock (Corel)
Balloon (ATF)
Bassoon (Corel)
Bamboo (ATF)
Bard (Corel)
Bauhaus (ITC)
Bahamas (Corel)
Bauhaus Heavy (ITC)
BahamasHeavy (Corel)
Bauhaus Light (ITC)
BahamasLight (Corel)
BeeBopp (IC)
Beehive (Corel)
Bembo (Monotype Corporation plc)
Aldine 401
Benguit (ITC)
Bangkok (Corel)
Bernhard Tango (VGC)
BallroomTango (Corel)
Bisque (VGC)
Brisk (Corel)
Bitstream Arrust Black BT (Bitstream)
Bitstream Arrus Black BT (WordPerfect)
Block (H. Berthold AG)
Gothic 821
Bodoni Campanile (Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.)
Modern 735
Bodoni Poster
Bodnoff (Corel)
Book Jacket (VGC)
Brochure (Corel)
Bookman (ITC)
Brooklyn (Corel)
Broadway (ATF)
Bravo (Corel)
Broadway Engraved (ATF)
BravoEngraved (Corel)
Brody (ATF)
Briquet (Corel)
Brush 445 (H. Berthold AG)
Palette
Brush 738
Bison
Brush Script (ATF)
Banff (Corel)
Busorama (ITC)
Bosanova (Corel)
Buster (Letraset)
Busker (Corel)
Cable (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Geometric 231
Calligraphic 421 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Codex
Calligraphic 810 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Diotima
Carolus Roman
Carleton (Corel)
Carta (Adobe)
GeographicSymbols (Corel)
Cartoon
Cancun (Corel)
Cascade (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Freehand 471
Cascade Script (Adobe)
Castanet (Corel)
Casino (IC)
Carino (Corel)
Caslon (ATF)
Casablanca (Corel)
Caslon Antique (ATF)
CasablancaAntique (Corel)
Caslon Open Face
CasperOpenFace (Corel)
Caslon Openfacce (Bitstream)
Caslon Openface (WordPerfect)
Centaur (Monotype Corporation plc)
Venetian 301
Century Old Style
CenturionOld (Corel)
Champagne (IC)
Campaign (Corel)
Charlemagne (Adobe)
Charlesworth (Corel)
Choc (Letraset)
Chalk (Corel)
Choc (Fonderie Olive)
Staccato 555
City (H. Berthold AG)
Square Slabserif 711
Codex (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Calligraphic 421
Comic Book (IC)
Cosmic (Corel)
Comic Book Two (IC)
CosmicTwo (Corel)
Cooper Black
Cupertino (Corel)
CopperPlate Gothic (VGC)
CopperPot (Corel)
Coronet (Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.)
Ribbon 131
Cottonwood (Adobe)
Cottage (Corel)
Croissant (Letraset)
Crescent (Corel)
Decorative 035 (Tetterode Nederland (Lettergieterij Amsterdam))
Profil
Delphin
Dauphin (Corel)
Diotima (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Calligraphic 810
Dom Casual
DawnCastle (Corel)
Dutch 801 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Times Roman
Dutch 801 (Montype Corporation plc)
Times Roman
Electra (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Transitional 521
Elektrik (VGC)
Eklektic (Corel)
Englische Screibschrift (H. Berthold AG)
English 157
English 157 (H. Berthold AG)
Englische Screibschrift
Enviro (Letraset)
Envision (Corel)
Eras (ITC)
Erie (Corel)
Eras Black (ITC)
ErieBlack (Corel)
Eras Contour (ITC)
ErieContour (Corel)
Eras Light (ITC)
ErieLight (Corel)
Estro (ATF)
Expo (Corel)
Eurostile (Adobe)
Euromode (Corel)
Eurostile (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Square 721
Exotic 350 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Peignot
Fairfield (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Transitional 551
Fette Fraktur (ITC)
Frankenstein (Corel)
Firenze (ITC)
Florence (Corel)
Flareserif 821 (Monotype Corporation plc)
Albertus
Formal Script 421 (Bitstream, Inc.)
Mermaid
Formal Script 421 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Ondine
Franfurt (TFCo)
FrankHighlight (Corel)
Frankfurt (TFCo)
FrankHighlight (Corel)
Franklin Gothic (ITC)
FrankfurtGothhic (Corel)
Franklin Gothic Heav (ITC)
FrankfurtGothicHeavy (Corel)
Freehand 471 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Cascade
Freehand 521 (Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.)
Mandate
Freehand 575
Jefferson
Freehand 591
Bingham Script
Freestyle Script (Letraset)
Freeport (Corel)
Fritz Quadrata (ITC)
France (Corel)
Frutiger (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Humanist 777
Futura 2 (FTNSA)
Fujiyama2 (Corel)
Futura Black (Bauer)
FujiyamaBlack (Corel)
Futura Cnd Extra Bol (FTNSA)
FujiyamaExtraBold (Corel)
Futura Cnd Extra Bold (FTNSA)
FujiyamaExtraBold (Corel)
Futura Cnd Light (FTNSA)
FujiyamaLight (Corel)
Futura Condensed (FTNSA)
Fujiyama (Corel)
Gallia
Galleria (Corel)
Garamond (ITC)
Gatineau (Corel)
Garamond, American
Garamond No. 3
Garamond, Classic (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Sabon
Garamond, Elegant (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Granjon
Garamond, Italian (Officine Simoncini s.p.a.)
Simoncini Garamond
Garamond, Original (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Stempel Garamond
Geometric 231 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Cable
Geometric 415 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Metro
Geometric 706 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Neuzeit Grotesk
Geometric SlabSerif 703 Light (Bitstream)
GeometricSlabSerif703Light (WordPerfect)
Geometric Slabserif 703 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Memphis
Geometric Slabserif 712 (Monotype Corporation plc)
Rockwell
Geometric Slabserif 712 (Bitstream, Inc.)
Slate
Gill Sans (Monotype Corporation plc)
Humanist 521
Gill Sans Ultra Bold (Monotype)
GillbertUltraBold (Corel)
Glasnost (C&G)
Czar (Corel)
Glyphic Series (VGC)
Glacier (Corel)
Gold Rush (ATF)
GoldMine (Corel)
Gothic 725 (H. Berthold AG)
Akzidenz Grotesk
Gothic 821 (H. Berthold AG)
Block
Goudy Old Style
GoldenOldStyle (Corel)
Granjon (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Garamond, Elegant
Graphik (IC)
Griffon (Corel)
Graphik Shadow (IC)
GriffonShadow (Corel)
Hairpin (VGC)
Harpoon (Corel)
Hammersmith (Bitstream, Inc.)
Humanist 521
Hanseatic (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Swiss 924
Harlow (Letraset)
Hollow (Corel)
Hebrew (Letraset)
Alefbet (Corel)
Helv. Cnd. Black (Linotype)
SwitzerlandCondBlack (Corel)
Helv. Cond. Light (Linotype)
SwitzerlandCondLight (Corel)
Helvetica
Arial (Microsoft)
Helvetica (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Swiss 721
Helvetica (Linotype)
Switzerland (Corel)
Helvetica Black (Linotype)
SwitzerlandBlack (Corel)
Helvetica Condensed (Linotype)
SwitzerlandCond (Corel)
Helvetica Inserat (Linotype)
SwitzerlandInserat (Corel)
Helvetica Light (Linotype)
SwitzerlandLight (Corel)
Helvetica Narrow (Linotype)
SwitzerlandNarrow (Corel)
Hobo
HomewardBound (Corel)
Honda (ITC)
Heidelberg (Corel)
Humanist 521 (Monotype Corporation plc)
Gill Sans
Humanist 521 (Bitstream, Inc.)
Hammersmith
Humanist 777 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Frutiger
Humanist 970 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Adsans
Incised 901 (Fonderie Olive)
Antique Olive
Incised 901 (Bitstream, Inc.)
Provence
Industrial 736 (Societea Nebiolo)
Torino
Informal 011 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Neuland
Ionic No. 5 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
News 701
Ironwood (Adobe)
Ireland (Corel)
Juniper (Adobe)
Jupiter (Corel)
Kabel Bold
KabanaBold (Corel)
Kabel Book (ITC)
KabanaBook (Corel)
Kaufmann (Kingsley/ATF)
Koala (Corel)
Korinna (ITC)
Korinthia (Corel)
Kuenstler 480 (Bitstream, Inc.)
Activa
Kuenstler 480 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Trump Medieval
Kunstler Script (Linotype)
Kastler (Corel)
L.C.D. (Letraset)
LiquidCrystal (Corel)
Lapidary 333 (Monotype Corporation plc)
Perpetua
Letter Gothic
Monospaced (Corel)
Linoscript (Linotype)
Linus (Corel)
Linotext (Linotype)
Lincoln (Corel)
Lithos (Adobe)
Lithograph (Corel)
Lithos Light (Adobe)
LithographLight (Corel)
Machine (ITC)
Motor (Corel)
Mandate (Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.)
Freehand 521
Melior (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Zapf Elliptical 711
Memphis (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Geometric Slabserif 703
Mermaid (Bitstream, Inc.)
Formal Script 421
Mermaid (Bitstream)
Merlin (Corel)
Metro (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Geometric 415
Micr (IC)
Keypunch (Corel)
Mistral (M.Olive)
Mystical (Corel)
Mistral (Fonderie Olive)
Staccato 222
Modern 735 (Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.)
Bodoni Campanile
Monospace 821
Helvetica Monospaced
Neuland (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Informal 011
Neuland
Newfoundland (Corel)
Neuzeit Grotesk (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Geometric 706
New Baskerville (ITC)
Nebraska (Corel)
New Century Schoolbo
NewBrunswick (Corel)
New Century Schoolbook
NewBrunswick (Corel)
New Yorker (IC)
NewOrder (Corel)
New Yorker Engraved (IC)
NewOrderEngraved
News 701 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Ionic No. 5
Nuptial Script
Nuance (Corel)
Ondine (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Formal Script 421
Optima (Linotype)
Ottawa (Corel)
Optima (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Zapf Humanist 601
P.T.Barnum (Bitstream)
BigTop (Corel)
Paintbrush (IC)
Palette (Corel)
Palatino (Linotype)
PalmSprings (Corel)
Palatino (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Zapf Calligraphic
Palette (H. Berthold AG)
Brush 445
Paper Clip (VGC)
Pipeline (Corel)
Parisian (Kingsley/ATF)
Paragon (Corel)
Park Avenue (ATF)
Paradise (Corel)
Peignot (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Exotic 350
Peignot (Linotype)
Penguin (Corel)
Peignot Light (Linotype)
PenguinLight (Corel)
Pepita (Monotype)
Pepper (Corel)
Perpetua (Monotype Corporation plc)
Lapidary 333
Plantin (Monotype Corporation plc)
Aldine 721
Plaza (Letraset)
Playwright (Corel)
Ponderosa (Adobe)
Posse (Corel)
Post Antiqua (H.Berthold AG)
ProseAntique (Corel)
Poster Bodoni
Bodoni-WP (WordPerfect)
Present Script (Linotype)
President (Corel)
Princetown (TFCo)
Indiana (Corel)
Princetown (TFCo)
IndianaSolid (Corel)
Profil (Tetterode Nederland (Lettergieterij Amsterdam))
Decorative 035
Provence (Bitstream, Inc.)
Incised 901
Pump Triline (Letraset)
PowerLine (Corel)
Quicksilver (D.Morris)
Quantum (Corel)
Revival 565
Berling
Revue (Letraset)
Renfrew (Corel)
Ribbon 131 (Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.)
Coronet
Rockwell (Monotype Corporation plc)
Geometric Slabserif 712
Sabon (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Garamond, Classic
Simoncini Garamond (Officine Simoncini s.p.a.)
Garamond, Italian
Slate (Bitstream, Inc.)
Geometric Slabserif 712
Slogun (ZSoft)
Shogun (Corel)
Sonata (Adobe)
MusicalSymbols (Corel)
Souvenir (ITC)
Southern (Corel)
Square 721 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Eurostile
Square Slabserif 711 (H. Berthold AG)
City
Squire (M.Neugebauer)
Scribe (Corel)
Staccato 222 (Fonderie Olive)
Mistral
Staccato 555 (Fonderie Olive)
Choc
Stempel Garamond (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Garamond, Original
Stencil
Stamp (Corel)
Stop (Nebiolo)
Scott (Corel)
Surf Style (ITC)
Surreal (Corel)
Swiss 721 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Helvetica
Swiss 911
Helvetica Compressed
Swiss 921
Helvetica Inserat
Swiss 924 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Hanseatic
Symbol (ITC)
GreekMathSYmbols (Corel)
Symbol (ITC)
GreekMathSymbols (Corel)
Tekton (Adobe)
Technical (Corel)
Thor (VGC)
Viking (Corel)
Thunderbird
ThunderBay (Corel)
Tiffany (ITC)
Timpani (Corel)
Tiffany Heavy (ITC)
TimpaniHeavy (Corel)
Time (Linotype)
Toronto (Corel)
Times Roman (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Dutch 801
Times Roman (Monotype Corporation plc)
Dutch 801
Torino (Societea Nebiolo)
Industrial 736
Traffic (T.Hultgren)
Trafalgar (Corel)
Transitional 521 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Electra
Transitional 551 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Fairfield
Trump Medieval (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Kuenstler 480
Umbra (Kingsley/ATF)
Umbrella (Corel)
Univers (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Zurich
Univers Black (Linotype)
USABlack (Corel)
Univers Light (Linotype)
USALight (Corel)
University Roman (Letraset)
Unicorn (Corel)
Uptight (ITC)
Uptown (Corel)
VAG Rounded
Vogue (Corel)
Venetian 301 (Monotype Corporation plc)
Centaur
Vivaldi (VGC)
Vivienne (Corel)
Zapf Calligraphic (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Palatino
Zapf Chancery (ITC)
ZurichCalligraphic (Corel)
Zapf Dingbats (ITC)
Dixieland (Corel)
Zapf Elliptical 711 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Melior
Zapf Humanist 601 (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Optima
Zurich (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Univers
Zurich (Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries)
Univers

Some fonts are published by several vendors using the same name. This table shows the typeface name and the vendors that supply it. Generally this means that one vendor licensed the face from another.

Augsburger Initials
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Baskerville Old Face
URW, Microsoft
Bell MT
Monotype, Microsoft
Bell MT Bold
Monotype, Microsoft
Bell MT Italic
Monotype, Microsoft
Bernhard Modern BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Bernhard Modern Bold BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Bernhard Modern Bold Italic BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Bernhard Modern Italic BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Bitstream Arrus BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Bitstream Arrus BT Bold
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Bitstream Arrus BT Bold Italic
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Bitstream Arrus BT Italic
Bitstream, WordPerfect
BitstreamArrus Black BT Italic
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Blackletter 686 BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Braggadocio
Monotype, Microsoft
BriemScript
Gunnlaugur SE Briem, Microsoft
Britannic Bold
URW, Microsoft
Brush 738 BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Castellar
Monotype, Microsoft
Centaur
Monotype, Microsoft
CommonBullets
Corel, Corel
Contemporary Brush
Filmotype, Microsoft
Contemporary Brush B
Filmotype, Microsoft
Desdemona
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Eckmann
URW, Microsoft
Edda
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Elephant
Carter & Cone Type Inc., Microsoft
Elephant Italic
Carter & Cone Type Inc., Microsoft
Engravers' Gothic BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Eurostile
URW, Microsoft
Eurostile Bold
URW, Microsoft
Futura Bold
URW, Microsoft
Futura Medium
URW, Microsoft
Futura Oblique
URW, Microsoft
GeometricSlabSerifLight Italic
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Gill Sans Ultra Bold
Monotype, Microsoft
Gradl
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Harrington
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Humanist 521 Condensed BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Humanist 521 Condensed Bold BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Humanist 521 Light BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Humanist 521 Light Italic BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Impact
Monotype, Microsoft
Keystroke
Corel, Corel
Kids
Corel, Corel
Memorandum
ITC, Corel
Mistral
URW, Microsoft
New Caledonia
Linotype-Hell AG, Microsoft
New Caledonia Bold
Linotype-Hell AG, Microsoft
New Caledonia Italic
Linotype-Hell AG, Microsoft
Old English Text MT
Monotype, Microsoft
Onyx
Monotype, Microsoft
Onyx BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
OzHandicraft BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Parade
Filmotype, Microsoft
Peignot Medium
URW, Microsoft
Playbill
URW, Microsoft
Ransom
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Ransom Bold
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Ransom Bold Italic
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Ransom Italic
The Font Bureau, Inc., Microsoft
Ribbon 131 BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Shelley Volante BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Stencil
URW, Microsoft
Stop
URW, Microsoft
Swiss 721 Black Extended BT
Bitstream, WordPerfect
Wide Latin
URW, Microsoft
Wingdings 2
Bigelow & Holmes, Inc., Microsoft
Wingdings 3
Bigelow & Holmes, Inc., Microsoft

The following table summarizes typeface names for which no equivalent name is known. The vendor is listed for each font. Many of these fonts are builtin to the HP LaserJet line of printers.

AdineKirnberg
shareware
Albertus Extra Bold
Hewlett-Packard
Albertus Medium
Hewlett-Packard
American-Uncial-Normal
shareware
Antique Olive
Hewlett-Packard
Antique Olive Bold
Hewlett-Packard
Antique Olive Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Broadway-WP
WordPerfect
BroadwayEngraved-WP
WordPerfect
CG Omega
Hewlett-Packard
CG Omega Bold
Hewlett-Packard
CG Omega Bold Italic
Hewlett-Packard
CG Omega Italic
Hewlett-Packard
CG Times
Hewlett-Packard
CG Times Bold
Hewlett-Packard
CG Times Bold Italic
Hewlett-Packard
CG Times Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Century-WP
WordPerfect
Clarendon Condensed
Hewlett-Packard
CommercialScript-WP
WordPerfect
CooperBlack
WordPerfect
Coronet Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Eurostile-WP
WordPerfect
Garamond Antiqua
Hewlett-Packard
Garamond Halbfett
Hewlett-Packard
Garamond Kursiv
Hewlett-Packard
Garamond Kursiv Halbfett
Hewlett-Packard
Hobo-WP
WordPerfect
Letter Gothic
Hewlett-Packard
Letter Gothic Bold
Hewlett-Packard
Letter Gothic Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Marigold
Hewlett-Packard
MurrayHill-WP
WordPerfect
OldEnglish-WP
WordPerfect
OldTown-WP
WordPerfect
Stencil-WP
WordPerfect
Symbol
Microsoft
Times New Roman
Microsoft
Univers
Hewlett-Packard
Univers Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Univers Bold
Hewlett-Packard
Univers Bold Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Univers Condensed
Hewlett-Packard
Univers Condensed Bold
Hewlett-Packard
Univers Condensed Bold Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Univers Condensed Italic
Hewlett-Packard
Wingdings
Microsoft


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