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Typefaces that might function reasonably well for setting paragraphs of running body text. Some may require more careful handling to maintain readability, or may only be relevant within a limited subset of their full stylistic range, but are still listed for reference/consideration.
A general-purpose sans.
| Tags: body text, sans, geometric, neo-grotesque | |
| Design: | Eric Olson |
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| Publisher: | Process Type Foundry |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-07-24 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | processtypefoundry.com |
A clean and friendly sans.
| Tags: body text, sans | |
| Design: | Henrique Beier |
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| Publisher: | Harbor Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-07-15 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | harbortype.com |
A variable version of League Spartan, The League of Movable Type’s digital interpretation of Spartan, a classic Futura knock-off originally released by American Type Founders Co.
| Tags: body text, sans, geometric, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Tyler Finck, Caroline Hadilaksono, Micah Rich |
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| Publisher: | The League of Moveable Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-07-15 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A typeface with spiky serifs, inspired by a 1984 edition of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, spur serifs | |
| Design: | Raphaël Ronot |
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| Publisher: | Velvetyne Type Foundry |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-07-12 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A variable type system for code and user interface design, with the option to vary between monospaced and proportional glyph widths, as well as standard tech-y forms and expressive brush-like forms.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, script, brush, code, feature variations, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, multiplexed weight, plump/convex, quantized, straight-sided, unusual variation, upright italic, upright script, variable posture | |
| Design: | Stephen Nixon |
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| Publisher: | Arrow Type |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-06-19 |
| Updated: | 2021-04-01 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | recursive.design |
A typeface designed “for typesetting at miniature type sizes”. Its underlying structure is based on a course pixel grid, and the variable ink trap notches can be used to counteract the effects of printing or rendering at small sizes, or for stylistic effects at larger sizes.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, geometric, bent strokes, gothic, ink traps, multiplexed, rectangular, unusual variation, vertex spread | |
| Design: | Matyáš Bartoň |
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| Publisher: | Briefcase Type Foundry |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-06-11 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | briefcasetype.com |
A geometric sans and a “Strange” counterpart, with the ability to extend some glyphs to exaggerated widths. Its free license is targeted at non-commercial student work.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, geometric, irregular widths, neo-grotesque, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Maximilian Müsgens |
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| Publisher: | Typeeins |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-05-29 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | type.bandeins.de |
A boxy humanist sans with ink traps and other sharp details.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, ink traps, inscriptional, sharp, superellipse | |
| Design: | Aleksey Popovtsev |
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| Publisher: | Aronetiv |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic |
| Released: | 2019-05-25 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | myfonts.com |
A humanist sans with subtle faceting.
| Tags: body text, sans, M-formula, sliced | |
| Design: | Fabio Haag |
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| Publisher: | Fabio Haag Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-05-23 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | fabiohaagtype.com |
A humanist sans.
| Tags: body text, sans, Johnstonian | |
| Design: | Fabio Haag |
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| Publisher: | Fabio Haag Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-05-23 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | fabiohaagtype.com |
A friendly sans.
| Tags: body text, sans, cartoon, rounded, soft corners | |
| Design: | Fabio Haag |
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| Publisher: | Fabio Haag Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-05-23 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | fabiohaagtype.com |
A simple sans with Pan-European character support. Expansions were released for Hebrew on November 26, 2019, and Arabic on March 11, 2020.
| Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, neo-grotesque, optical sizes, variable posture, woman-designed | |
| Design: | William Montrose, Sláva Jevčinová, David Březina |
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| Publisher: | Rosetta Type Foundry |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Arabic |
| Released: | 2019-05-21 |
| Updated: | 2020-03-10 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | rosettatype.com |
A multi-purpose sans covering a broad range of weights and widths. Its serif counterpart is NewsSerif Variable.
| Tags: body text, sans, gothic, monoline | |
| Design: | Henning Skibbe |
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| Publisher: | Character Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-05-17 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | charactertype.com |
A serif typeface with a large range of optical size variation, for everything from small body text to extra-large headlines. It’s the first variable font release from Typejockeys.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, optical sizes, phototype, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Franziska Weitgruber, Michael Hochleitner |
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| Publisher: | Typejockeys |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-05-15 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | typejockeys.com |
An unusual type system that can morph between six different serif styles, including sans-serif. See the demo page for more samples. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, slab serif, sans, calligraphic, directional serifs, flared/concave, inscriptional, ornamented, retractable serifs, sharp, split terminals, unusual variation, wedge serif | |
| Design: | Bernd Volmer |
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| Publisher: | Bernd Volmer |
| Characters: | Latin (limited) |
| Released: | 2019-05-15 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | futurefonts.xyz |
An adaptation of Libre Franklin, produced as part of the US Web Design System to function as a “neutral typeface for interfaces, text, and headings”.
| Tags: body text, sans, gothic | |
| Design: | Dan O. Williams, US Web Design System, Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Pablo Impallari |
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| Publisher: | US Web Design System |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-04-15 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A typeface where all glyphs occupy one of three possible widths, adapted from League Mono.
| Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, code, gothic, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, quantized | |
| Design: | Tyler Finck |
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| Publisher: | Etcetera Type Company |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-04-12 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | etc.supply |
A geometric sans, derived from Andrew Paglinawan’s Quicksand type family, that claims to “significantly improve reading-proficiency” (though the research behind such claims is questionable and/or misleading).
| Tags: body text, sans, geometric, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin |
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| Publisher: | Thomas Jockin |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-04-09 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A variable incarnation of the sans-serif styles from IBM’s Plex type series.
| Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, neo-grotesque, pinched joints | |
| Design: | Mike Abbink, Bold Monday, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen |
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| Publisher: | IBM |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-04-08 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A sharp serif typeface named after Victor Lardent that pays homage to Times New Roman.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, sharp, wedge serif | |
| Design: | Christian Jánský |
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| Publisher: | KOMETA Typefaces |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-04-04 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | kometa.xyz |
A serif typeface with sharp details.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, serif, optical sizes, overbite/underbite, sharp, wedge serif | |
| Design: | Florian Karsten |
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| Publisher: | Florian Karsten |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-04-01 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | floriankarsten.com |
A humanist serif typeface inspired by type from the French Renaissance.
| Tags: body text, serif | |
| Design: | Black[Foundry] |
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| Publisher: | Black[Foundry] |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-03-26 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | black-foundry.com |
A rounded variant of Apple’s SF Pro – part of the larger San Francisco series of system fonts – used for various purposes in macOS, watchOS, iOS, etc. It includes a grade axis for adjusting the stroke weight without changing glyph widths.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, cartoon, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, neo-grotesque, plump/convex, rounded | |
| Design: | Apple |
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| Publisher: | Apple |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-03-25 |
| Licensing: | Bundled |
| Info/fonts: | developer.apple.com |
A monospaced typeface intended for code and programming, based on Mozilla’s Fira typeface. It includes a set of ligatures for character combinations commonly used in programming. The variable version was contributed by Stephen Nixon.
| Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, code, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight | |
| Design: | Carrois Studio, Edenspiekermann, Nikita Prokopov |
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| Publisher: | Nikita Prokopov |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, dingbats/emoji |
| Released: | 2019-03-25 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A sans typeface with subtle quirkiness.
| Tags: body text, sans, geometric, bent strokes, neo-grotesque, overbite/underbite | |
| Design: | Florian Karsten |
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| Publisher: | Florian Karsten |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-03-10 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | floriankarsten.com |
A geometric-ish sans that works as a companion to Mokoko.
| Tags: body text, sans, geometric, monoline, variable posture | |
| Design: | Dalton Maag |
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| Publisher: | Dalton Maag |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-03-07 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | daltonmaag.com |
A simple Swiss sans.
| Tags: body text, sans, neo-grotesque | |
| Design: | Luzi Gantenbein |
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| Publisher: | Luzi Type |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-02-14 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | luzi-type.ch |
A squarish sans covering a wide range of weight.
| Tags: body text, sans, futuristic/sci-fi, superellipse | |
| Design: | Jürgen Huber |
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| Publisher: | supertype |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-02-11 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A multipurpose sans with exaggerated ink traps.
| Tags: body text, sans, ink traps, neo-grotesque, pinched joints, variable posture, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Flora de Carvalho, Rodrigo Saiani |
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| Publisher: | Plau |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-02-05 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | plau.co |
A variable version of PT Root UI, “intended for screen reading, interfaces, websites, as well as wayfinding systems”.
| Tags: body text, sans, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, neo-grotesque | |
| Design: | Vitaly Kuzmin |
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| Publisher: | Paratype |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic |
| Released: | 2019-01-29 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | paratype.com |