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Incidentally, what is that distinctive font that seems to be used by every academic paper (and this website)? And is there a story behind its ubiquity?
by colinbartlett 12y ago
Incidentally, what is that distinctive font that seems to be used by every academic paper (and this website)? And is there a story behind its ubiquity?
- ot 12y agoComputer Modern, designed by Knuth, is the default font in Tex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Modern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Modern
- hieronymusN 12y agoAs ot noted, it is Computer Modern - more about the font and design choices here http://www.v25media.com/work/paperswelove/ http://www.v25media.com/work/paperswelove/