I am having a difficult time finding a Garamond-style font with a long s like in 1700s news prints

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  • Elstob-font

    A variable font for medievalists

  • Garamond waſn’t uſed much by then, but as Colorado-Sunſhine ſaid, Adobe Garamond Premiere Pro is the beſt option for that ſtyle. Another typeface that’s a bit more ſimilar to ſtyles ſeen in the 18th century would be Arno Pro. For a free option, Elſtob is one of the beſt, and alſo the only typeface I know of with a detailed implementation of the correct rules for long s in many languages, which can be toggled with a ſtyleſet. It alſo has a ſtyleſet for accurate ſpacing to the era.  If you’re working on a project that calls for it or accurate typeſetting for that era, I can almoſt certainly help ; ſo do feel free to aſk. Out of the above typefaces, the former two will work, but would require manual ſetting of the long s by either typing it yourſelf, or copy paſting. Elſtob can automatically ſet it for you, or you may type it yourſelf. While many typefaces do contain the long s glyph, full ſupport for its neceſſary ligatures is often an afterthought, which can make them unuſable. Other than Elſtob, I know of no typefaces with an automated ſolution that correctly employs the rules as ſet by actual printers—a few do have a general ſet, and ſome are ſlightly more accurate, but they’re all generally poor choices if you need an automated ſolution and accuracy is of any concern ; manual ſetting is neceſſary, as well as making ſure the ligatures are preſent in the typeface.

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