Roman type has two separate meanings in typography, both of which refer to the fact that the capital letters of a Roman font have an appearance similar to those used for lettering stone in ancient Rome:

• Roman type can refer to one of the major families of traditional typefaces as a synonym for serif.
• Roman type can also refer to the normal upright counterpart of an italic or oblique typeface.

Popular Roman styles include Times New Roman and Garamond.

The Colorado Court of Appeals requires all briefs to be submitted in plain, Roman style typeface. The Court does not consider Garamond to be a Roman typeface.

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