Today The Baltimore Sun is introducing a new typeface that will replace the current font used for the text of stories. The typeface is designed to improve the legibility of text in two ways: It prints a little darker and there is more space in between lines. The space between lines is intended to make reading easier by creating a less cramped appearance. Some other minor changes will accompany this design update, such as a bolder version of the same typeface for writers' names at the beginning of articles.

The new typeface for text will not appear on all pages at once. It is being introduced on nation & world, sports and feature pages inside today's sections and will appear in more stories and sections over the next few weeks. The transition will be complete by late June.