[Tex/LaTex] Times new roman font

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I want this font:

ttp://i45.tinypic.com/igdcac.png

But everything I've tried makes ugly pseudo-times new roman font in comparison. What I've tried based on the research I've done so far;

  1. \usepackage{mathptmx}

  2. \usepackage{times}

I use Windows 7.

Best Answer

Compile with XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX, and use:

\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{Times New Roman}

This is true Times New Roman, via modern TeX engines.


Note: mathptmx and times packages (and txfonts) both use URW NimbusRomNo9L font, a clone of Times. AFAIK, it is very similar to Times. You can also use TeX Gyre Termes (based on Nimbus Roman), and XITS (based on STIX project) available in TeX dist.

There is indeed a timesnew package (in pclnfss bundle, without actual fonts) available in CTAN. It needs more configuration to make it work, using pdfLaTeX/Dvips.

And it is also possilbe to install Windows TTF fonts e.g. Times New Roman for pdfTeX, it is more tricky for normal users and the technique becomes outdated since XeTeX and LuaTeX are better choices.