Old Standard Italic

Old Standard Italic is a distinguished member of the Old Standard TT family, a revival of a specific type of Modern (classicist) serif style. This style was highly prevalent in various editions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in Russia and across Europe. Designer Alexey Kryukov developed this typeface to provide a high-quality, open-source option for scholars, specifically those working in the fields of classical philology and historical linguistics.

The design features the high contrast and vertical stress characteristic of the Didone style, which lends it an air of formal elegance and scientific precision. The italic version is gracefully slanted, maintaining the sharp serifs and refined proportions of the upright weights. Because it supports a wide range of Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic characters, it has become a staple for academic publishing and projects that require a traditional, authoritative aesthetic.