MathTime
MathTime is a Times-style mathematical typeface for TeX, created by Michael Spivak. MathTime has been widely adopted by academic publishers such as by Elsevier, the American Physical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and Springer. A distinguishable symbol in this font is the integral sign which appears in many mathematical, physical, and engineering journals.
Releases
MathTime 1.x & Plus
These versions were sold by Y&Y.Version 1.x contains math fonts and symbols, while Plus added bold and "heavy" styles.
MathTime Professional 2
Released by PCTeX, this is the current version of MathTime. It has a paid version known as Complete and a free version with limited features known as Lite.Key features of MathTime Professional 2 include:
- Three optical sizes, for text, super/subscripts, and second-order super/subscripts respectively
- Italic "v" and "w" with rounded bottom
- Alternative italic "z" in the style of Times Linotype
- Large mathematical operators
- Bold italics of Greek characters
- Bold and heavy styles of basic math symbols
- AMS symbols, including bold and heavy styles
- Script, blackboard bold, and "holey Roman" fonts
Related typefaces
- Belleek is a metrically identical free replacement font for MathTime 1.x. Belleek was released by TrueTeX in 1998.
- TM Math by MicroPress is another commercial math font
- STIX fonts, XTIS, and TeX Gyre Termes are Times-style math fonts released for free and/or under open source licenses