Aplá (Απλά) is a common style of Greek typefaces.
From
Yannis Haralambous:
This has been the most common style of Greek typefaces. Its
ancestors are 19th century Didot typefaces. Aplá means
“plain,” “simple” in Greek, and this is what this typeface has
been: the most common typeface for ordinary text. Many companies
have released versions in this style: Monotype “Greek 90”
(upright), “Greek 91” (italic), “Greek 92” (bold), Linotype “Greek
No. 2,” Magenta “Memories.” […] Aplá seems to be
omnipresent: before the arrival of the computer most books were
typeset in this typeface […] An intrinsic characteristic of the
Aplá family More…
Aplá (Απλά) is a common style of Greek typefaces. From Yannis Haralambous:
This has been the most common style of Greek typefaces. Its ancestors are 19th century Didot typefaces. Aplá means “plain,” “simple” in Greek, and this is what this typeface has been: the most common typeface for ordinary text. Many companies have released versions in this style: Monotype “Greek 90” (upright), “Greek 91” (italic), “Greek 92” (bold), Linotype “Greek No. 2,” Magenta “Memories.” […] Aplá seems to be omnipresent: before the arrival of the computer most books were typeset in this typeface […] An intrinsic characteristic of the Aplá family is that the ratio of lowercase height to uppercase height is smaller than the one of typical Latin typefaces. This makes harmonization between Aplá and Latin typefaces harder.
