Roman type has two separate meanings in typography, both of which refer to the fact that the capital letters of a Roman font have an appearance similar to those used for lettering stone in ancient Rome: This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...

• Roman type can refer to one of the major families of traditional typefaces as a synonym for serif.
• Roman type can also refer to the normal upright counterpart of an italic or oblique typeface.

Popular roman styles include Times New Roman and Garamond. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Look up Synonym in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Synonyms (in ancient Greek syn συν = plus and onoma όνομα = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings and are interchangable. ... In typography, serifs are the small features at the end of strokes within letters. ... In typography, italic type refers to cursive typefaces based on a stylized form of calligraphic handwriting. ... Oblique type is not the same of Italic type - Italic (Cursive) type is based of Aldus Manutius caligraphy, and Oblique (Slanted) is a mere distortion. ... Times New Roman is a serif typeface commissioned by The Times (London) newspaper in 1931 and designed by Stanley Morison together with Starling Burgess and Victor Lardent. ... Various examples of Garamond There are several typefaces called Garamond. ...

The Colorado Court of Appeals requires all briefs to be submitted in plain, Roman style typeface. The Court does not consider Garamond to be a Roman typeface.

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