Twentieth Century是由Sol Hess于1936年至1947年间在Lanston Monotype绘图室设计并绘制的。1959年，首个字重被增加到Monotype字体库中。Twentieth Century以20世纪20年代初起源于德国的几何形状为基础，并在19世纪初发展为当时包豪斯运动不可或缺的一部分。形式和功能成为它的关键词，去掉了不必要的装饰。这种干净利落的无衬线几何形状是最合适的。Twentieth Century字体家族的较细字体可用于文本设置；Twentieth Century的粗体和窄体适合用于标题和广告中。一般拼作 “20th Century”。

Twentieth Century was designed and drawn by Sol Hess in the Lanston Monotype drawing office between 1936 and 1947. The first weights were added to the Monotype typeface library in 1959. Twentieth Century is based on geometric shapes which originated in Germany in the early 1920's and became an integral part of the Bauhaus movement of that time. Form and function became the key words, unnecessary decoration was scorned. This clean cut, sans serif with geometric shapes was most appropriate. The lighter weights of the Twentieth Century font family can be used for text setting; the Twentieth Century bold and condensed fonts are suitable for display in headlines and advertising. Commonly spelled 20th Century.