What is the Caslon 540 font?
The vast popularity of William Caslon’s eighteenth-century types led to a practically endless range of Caslon copies, among them Caslon 540, from American Type Founders in 1902, and Caslon 3, a slightly bolder face also from ATF in 1905, which was later modified for use with Intertype and Linotype technologies. Both designs have the warm, solid, straightforward style that has made Caslon popular for over 200 years; these Caslons, however, have shorter descenders, and higher contrast, features that enable them to hold up better with the faster presses and the new varieties of paper introduced at the turn-of-the-century.
Caslon 540 Font families
The Caslon 540 includes the following font families:
- Caslon FiveForty Roman
- Caslon FiveForty Italic
Caslon 540 Preview
Here is a preview of how Caslon 540 will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
You're probably thinking - Is Caslon 540 available to Download for free?
The short answer is no. Caslon 540 is definitely not available as a free download font. This is a premium font which mean that you will have to pay to download and use it in your project. We showcase fonts on SharedFonts that are almost all premium fonts. Feel free to waste valuable hours of your time searching for a free download of Caslon 540, but take it from me, you will not be successful in your quest. Just think how much time and effort you will save if you just pay for Caslon 540 and be done with it.
It is always best to pay for a premium font rather than trying to find an illegal download. The benefits of paying for Caslon 540 is that you get the license to use it leagally. If you're using an illegal version of Caslon 540 and you get caught, you or your client could get into some trouble legally with the publisher of Caslon 540.
Also it is highly unlikely that you'll be able to find Caslon 540 for free. Doing various searches on Google such as "Free Caslon 540 Download" you will see a lot of websites that will say "Free Download" but these are just attempts to get you to click on a link which will either take you to an ad landing page or you risk getting viruses on your computer. In the rare occasion that you do find a free download for Caslon 540 remember that it's illegal to use a font if you didn't pay for it!
If you really want Caslon 540 and you want to truly own it the legal and safe way, then click here to visit the download and purchase page on MyFonts.com. Here you will be able to obtain the proper license. The designer and publisher deserves to be paid for their work, as they have put in the hours and the creativity to produce such an amazing font. Good luck with your purchase and future use of this font. :)
