Constantia is a distinctive text typeface optimised for reading on screen and in print. It was designed in the early 2000s by John Hudson as part of Microsoft’s ClearType Collection to showcase new screen rendering technology. Whereas most of the collection was created principally for screen use, Constantia was designed from the start to work equally well in print, targeting editorial use in parallel media.

Constantia’s most distinctive feature is its wedge serifs — triangular, chisel-like terminals that give the typeface an uncommon crispness. Constantia’s proportions apply effortless elegance that reads particularly well in long-form text such as journals, annual reports, and corporate communications.

Constantia contains the typographic refinements you need for complex documents, including small capitals, all-caps spacing and punctuation alternates, circled numbers, and superscript and subscript glyphs. The character set covers pan-European Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek, with Vietnamese support added in the most recent version. Text or ​‘oldstyle’ numerals are the default, with lining figures available as alternates: a quiet signal of typographic seriousness and respect for your reader.

Related types:
Constantia Display

Made by Tiro Typeworks for Microsoft, Constantia is now available under our M‑Product License, enabling webfont, app embedding, and other uses outside Microsoft products. TrueType OpenType format only.