The typeface takes inspiration from John Baskerville's experimentation with increasing stroke contrast and a more condensed armature.

[2][3] Several revivals of the Didot faces have been made, first for hot metal typesetting and then for phototype and digital versions.

[11][12]) Among the most successful contemporary adaptations are the ones drawn by Adrian Frutiger for the Linotype foundry, and by Jonathan Hoefler for H&FJ.

[9] Frutiger's Didot revival, which is bundled with macOS, was specifically intended for display use and not for body text, and adds in addition an even more delicate headline font.

Another note-worthy usage of Didot is in the new Zara logo that caused quite a bit of uproar for its "uncomfortably close" kerning.