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A condensed sans.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, gothic, ink traps, inserat, pinched joints, straight-sided, variable posture | |
| Design: | Doni Sukma |
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| Publisher: | Letter Omega Typefoundry |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-11-29 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | youworkforthem.com |
A multi-purpose sans, originally made for newspaper use. It’s a companion to Sole Serif.
| Tags: body text, sans, gothic, monoline | |
| Design: | Riccardo Olocco, Luciano Perondi |
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| Publisher: | Cast Type Foundry |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-11-26 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | c-a-s-t.com |
A sans typeface that borrows from multiple historical genres.
| Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, gothic, grotesque, neo-grotesque | |
| Design: | Stuart de Rozario, Andy Lethbridge |
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| Publisher: | Fontsmith Ltd. |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-10-29 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | fontsmith.com |
A functional sans that takes stylistic cues from the DIN typefaces.
| Tags: body text, sans, feature variations, gothic, inserat, monoline, straight-sided, superellipse | |
| Design: | Phil Garnham, Fernando Mello |
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| Publisher: | Fontsmith Ltd. |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-10-29 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | fontsmith.com |
A blocky sans with extreme width variants and a set of extra-bold stylistic alternate glyphs. The design approaches monospacing as the width increases.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, futuristic/sci-fi, gaspipe, gothic, monoline, monospaced, straight-sided | |
| Design: | Andrew Footit |
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| Publisher: | Arkitype |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-10-04 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | myfonts.com |
A multi-purpose sans with angular details, inspired by audio equipment. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.
| Tags: decorative/display, body text, sans, gothic, sharp, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Elena Schneider |
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| Publisher: | Elena Schneider |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-09-25 |
| Updated: | 2021-05-17 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | futurefonts.xyz |
A modern-day homage to Gill Kayo.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, cartoon, gothic, Johnstonian, retractable extenders | |
| Design: | Jackson Cavanaugh |
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| Publisher: | Okay Type |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-09-01 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | okaytype.com |
A variable adaptation of Morris Fuller Benton’s Bank Gothic from the early 1930s.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, Art Deco, futuristic/sci-fi, gaspipe, gothic, inserat, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, rectangular, straight-sided, variable posture | |
| Design: | Thomas Phinney, Vassil Kateliev, Brandon Buerkle |
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| Publisher: | Thomas Phinney |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-08-29 |
| Updated: | 2020-03-19 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
A grotesk typeface with a wide range of stylistic variation, including reverse italics.
| Tags: body text, sans, backslant, gothic, grotesque, neo-grotesque, variable posture | |
| Design: | Ilya Naumoff, Benjamin Blaess |
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| Publisher: | Black[Foundry] |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic |
| Released: | 2019-08-19 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | black-foundry.com |
An extra-condensed sans with geometric construction and adjustable waistline proportions.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, Art Deco, gothic, inserat, monoline, multiplexed, raw geometry, straight-sided, vertex spread, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Vika Usmanova |
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| Publisher: | TypeTrends |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic |
| Released: | 2019-07-30 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | myfonts.com |
An industrial sans with nods to typefaces based on blunt geometry like DIN 1451. Ilya Ruderman, Yury Ostromentsky, and Maria Doreuli consulted on the Cyrillic. Kostas Bartsokas consulted on the Greek. Alphabet Type assisted with post-production.
The variable versions of Halvar are currently in beta stage and available by request.
| Tags: sans, geometric, dingbats, gaspipe, gothic, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed posture, multiplexed weight, straight-sided, variable posture | |
| Design: | Lisa Fischbach, Jakob Runge, Nils Thomsen, Paul Eslage |
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| Publisher: | TypeMates |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic, Greek |
| Released: | 2019-06-25 |
| Licensing: | By request |
| Info/fonts: | typemates.com |
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 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 |
The first variable incarnation of Bild, DJR’s homage to some of the more dense American gothic type styles from the 20th century. The font includes some subtle feature variations that are triggered at certain widths to improve spacing and alignment – for example, the kerning between ‘T’ and ‘y’, and the alignment between ‘i’ and ‘l’.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, feature variations, gothic, inserat, straight-sided | |
| Design: | David Jonathan Ross |
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| Publisher: | DJR, Font of the Month Club |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2019-05-01 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | djr.com |
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 condensed typeface with retractable serifs and variable stroke contrast.
| Tags: decorative/display, serif, slab serif, sans, gothic, inserat, monoline, optical sizes, retractable serifs, spur serifs, straight-sided, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Pedro Leal, Dino dos Santos |
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| Publisher: | DSType |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-04-10 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | dstype.com |
An industrial sans inspired by Russian lettering from the 1920s. Designed by Maria Doreuli with the help of Anna Khorash. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, futuristic/sci-fi, gaspipe, gothic, inserat, monoline, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, rectangular, straight-sided, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Maria Doreuli |
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| Publisher: | Contrast Foundry |
| Characters: | Cyrillic, Latin (limited) |
| Released: | 2019-03-18 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | futurefonts.xyz |
A condensed sans with several sets of stylistic alternate glyphs.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, geometric, Art Deco, gothic, grotesque, inserat, irregular widths, straight-sided | |
| Design: | Panos Vassiliou |
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| Publisher: | Parachute Typefoundry |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-02-07 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | myfonts.com |
A decorative sans with inline and outline effects that work for layering, originally inspired by neon signs in Portland, Oregon. Offered with discounted pricing while it’s still a work in progress.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, Art Deco, chromatic, futuristic/sci-fi, gaspipe, gothic, inline, monoline, multi-line, multiplexed, multiplexed weight, outline, ornamented, rectangular, spurless, straight-sided, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Vectro |
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| Publisher: | Vectro |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2019-01-21 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | futurefonts.xyz |
An all-caps sans inspired by quirky vernacular lettering.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, all caps, gothic, grotesque, pinched joints, straight-sided, variable posture | |
| Design: | Jean Wojciechowski |
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| Publisher: | Massimo Studio |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-11-30 |
| Licensing: | Free for non-commercial use, Free for commercial use |
| Info/fonts: | behance.net |
A sans inspired by squooshed letterforms from vinyl fast food signage and 1960s phototype effects. The ‘Super Size’ axis stretches letters vertically while maintaining consistent glyph widths. Includes a set of food-related dingbats.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, cartoon, gothic, grotesque, multiplexed, phototype, pinched joints, squooshed, straight-sided, unusual variation | |
| Design: | Lewis McGuffie |
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| Publisher: | Lewis McGuffie |
| Characters: | Latin, Cyrillic, dingbats/emoji |
| Released: | 2018-10-16 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | typeverything.com |
An extensive multi-script sans with several sets of stylistic alternate glyphs to evoke different flavors of historical European and American typefaces.
| Tags: body text, sans, gothic, variable posture | |
| Design: | Panos Vassiliou |
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| Publisher: | Parachute Typefoundry |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, dingbats/emoji |
| Released: | 2018-10-04 |
| Licensing: | Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | grandgothik.com |
The world’s second variable color font release, and the first to support a standard alphanumeric character set, based on lettering from a 1940s Boy Scouts guide. The promo page includes a tool built by Chris Lewis for generating versions with customized color palettes. (If the sample is black and/or doesn’t change with the sliders, your browser doesn’t fully support variable color fonts yet.)
| Tags: decorative/display, slab serif, sans, all caps, Art Deco, color, gaspipe, gothic, inline, modular, ornamented, rectangular, retractable serifs, spurless, straight-sided, unicase, unusual variation | |
| Design: | David Jonathan Ross |
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| Publisher: | DJR, Font of the Month Club |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2018-06-01 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | djr.com |
A straight-sided sans, inspired by vernacular lettering from the mid-1900s.
| Tags: decorative/display, sans, gothic, inserat, monoline, straight-sided, variable posture | |
| Design: | Ingo Preuß |
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| Publisher: | PreussType |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2018-05-07 |
| Licensing: | Trial, Paid/commercial |
| Info/fonts: | preusstype.com |
A variable sans inspired by the public lettering of California’s license plates, highway signs, etc.
| Tags: body text, sans, gothic, monoline, neo-grotesque, straight-sided | |
| Design: | Jeremy Tribby |
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| Publisher: | Tribby Type Co. |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2017-11-17 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | tribby.com |
A variable version of Adobe’s Acumin with a basic Latin character set. It comes bundled with Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC apps.
| Tags: body text, sans, CFF, feature variations, gothic, neo-grotesque, straight-sided, variable posture | |
| Design: | Robert Slimbach |
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| Publisher: | Adobe |
| Characters: | Latin |
| Released: | 2017-10-19 |
| Updated: | 2018-10-15 |
| Licensing: | Bundled |
| Info/fonts: | blog.typekit.com |
The variable version of Adobe’s Source Code Pro. It comes bundled with Creative Cloud apps and is also available as an open source font.
| Tags: body text, sans, some serifs, CFF, code, gothic, monospaced, multiplexed, multiplexed weight | |
| Design: | Paul D. Hunt |
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| Publisher: | Adobe |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2017-08-18 |
| Updated: | 2021-01-15 |
| Licensing: | Open source, Bundled |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
The variable version of Adobe’s Source Sans Pro. It comes bundled with Creative Cloud apps and is also available as an open source font.
| Tags: body text, sans, CFF, gothic | |
| Design: | Paul D. Hunt |
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| Publisher: | Adobe |
| Characters: | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2017-08-18 |
| Updated: | 2020-09-07 |
| Licensing: | Open source, Bundled |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |
An variable interpretation and expansion of Morris Fuller Benton’s Franklin Gothic.
| Tags: body text, sans, gothic, soft corners, woman-designed | |
| Design: | Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Nhung Nguyen |
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| Publisher: | Impallari Type |
| Characters: | Latin, Vietnamese |
| Released: | 2016-11-10 |
| Licensing: | Open source |
| Info/fonts: | github.com |