City Font

Georg Trump designed City, dated to 1930 in the publisher’s designer account. Berthold’s current digital catalog provides light, medium and bold resources with italics. The historical design date and the modern font package are separate parts of the family’s history.

Read the publisher’s family page for the source account and the edition currently offered. Keep a family name distinct from its particular release, width or optical branch.

The selected weight and italic treatment should be checked in the original specimen, particularly when matching existing lettering. A query for City Bold belongs with the broader named family rather than requiring a second near-identical guide.

Use the original publisher specimen to inspect those features. An alternative can share a broad role without having the same letter shapes, metrics or character coverage.

Compare a short poster or label heading in medium and bold. Inspect the internal spaces as the weight increases, and leave enough room around the title. Use the italic deliberately for emphasis while keeping supporting text consistent.

For independent comparisons, try Arvo and Rokkitt. Use the same wording and approximate output size. The related style guide provides broader design context.

Use Berthold to try the original and investigate the files, styles and terms for your intended workflow. This site does not distribute or serve City font software.

The editable alternatives here have their own source profiles and included licenses. For the difference between a font file and copied characters, read Unicode text versus fonts.