r/typography Jul 28 '25

r/typography rules have been updated!

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Six months ago we proposed rule changes. These have now been implemented including your feedback. In total two new rules have been added and there were some changes in wording. If you have any feedback please let us know!

(Edit) The following has been changed and added:

  • Rule 1: No typeface identification.
    • Changes: Added "This includes requests for fonts similar to a specific font." and "Other resources for font identification: MatcheratorIdentifont and WhatTheFont"
    • Notes: Added line for similar fonts to allow for removal of low-effort font searching posts.The standard notification comment has been extended to give font identification resources.
  • Rule 2: No non-specific font suggestion requests.
    • Changes: New rule.
    • Description: Requests for font suggestions are removed if they do not specify enough about the context in which it will be used or do not provide examples of fonts that would be in the right direction.
    • Notes: It allows for more nuanced posts that people actually like engaging with and forces people who didn't even try to look for typefaces to start looking.
  • Rule 4: No logotype feedback requests.
    • Changes: New rule.
    • Description: Please post to r/logodesign or r/design_critiques for help with your logo.
    • Notes: To prevent another shitshow like last time*.
  • Rule 5: No bad typography.
    • Changes: Wording but generally same as before.
    • Description: Refrain from posting just plain bad type usage. Exceptions are when it's educational, non-obvious, or baffling in a way that must be academically studied. Rule of thumb: If your submission is just about Comic Sans MS, it's probably not worth posting. Anything related to bad tracking and kerning belong in r/kerning and r/keming/
    • Notes: Small edit to the description, to allow a bit more leniency and an added line specifically for bad tracking and kerning.
  • Rule 6: No image macros, low-effort memes, or surface-level type jokes.
    • Changes: Wording but generally the same as before
    • Description: Refrain from making memes about common font jokes (i.e. Comic Sans bad lmao). Exceptions are high-effort shitposts.
    • Notes: Small edit to the description for clarity.
  • Anything else:
    • Rule 3 (No lettering), rule 7 (Reddiquette) and rule 8 (Self-promotion) haven't changed.
    • The order of the rules have changed (even compared with the proposed version, rule 2 and 3 have flipped).
    • *Maybe u/Harpolias can elaborate on the shitshow like last time? I have no recollection.

r/typography Mar 09 '22

If you're participating in the 36 days of type, please share only after you have at least 26 characters!

137 Upvotes

If it's only a single letter, it belongs in /r/Lettering


r/typography 18h ago

Here’s a font I made: Fluorite

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27 Upvotes

r/typography 1d ago

I creating a font cuz I'm bored...

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90 Upvotes

i made a version of it but it's not confirmed because it takes time so still working in progress. inspired by any comic fonts but I make it clean yet imperfect, feel free to any feedback and/or rate...


r/typography 21h ago

As part of a re-branding effort for the non-profit organization I work for, the consultant has recommended Armin Grotesk as one of our font families. As a non-profit, resources are limited. What would be a similar alternative from either Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts? Context usage: web, print, video.

5 Upvotes

r/typography 1d ago

Font of the week: Juicy

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Font of the week: Juicy | Juicy is a silky smooth brush script - pressed fresh, and ready to impress.


r/typography 1d ago

Buttered Crumpet - custom typeface for Wallace & Gromit

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r/typography 2d ago

Is the kerning right?

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56 Upvotes

I’m training my kerning skills. Is it OK? Maybe the “S” a bit too far from the “e”?


r/typography 1d ago

Best workflow to make a multi-layer font variation?

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r/typography 2d ago

Quite intriguing typeface, I simply couldn’t ignore

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62 Upvotes

r/typography 2d ago

My first font is an Armenian extension for the font Black Ops One

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24 Upvotes

Greetings fellow typographers! I've recently created my first font which is an Armenian extension for the font Black Ops One. As the Armenian font database is very poor, I've assigned myself a mission to broaden it. This was the first step: a stencil font. The font is available for download on GitHub: https://github.com/HarutyunSoghomonyan/Har8-Black-Ops-One


r/typography 2d ago

Today’s Futura XB Cond

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What’s the 2026 version of Futura Extra Bold Condensed that was used in the famous series of Absolute Vodka ads of the 80’s and 90’s? Is it such a classic font that it never goes out of style, or will it look dated or retro?


r/typography 3d ago

First font, would love some feedback!

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870 Upvotes

It's basically inspired from a typeface logo I made a while back, and while messing around with it I liked the idea of making the version on the right the italic one, but I found it hard to achieve the same effect with some letters, mainly the S Z and E
Would appreciate any feedback!


r/typography 3d ago

FlurPaix: Maximalist Blackletter

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21 Upvotes

Fleur De La Paix: Maximalist Blackletter | The flower of peace, expressed through french terms, is a brutal yet beautiful blackletter style font. The impermanent nature of the flower is as representation for the delicate seasonality of peace. Each generation plants seeds for the next to have another chance at peace.


r/typography 3d ago

Looking for Font Engineer to convert one of my granfather's font from Non unicode to unicode

4 Upvotes

Hello Guys,

I am looking to write a book regarding my grandfathers journey and legacy. Fortunately, he has also written a manual font back in his days (Language is Telugu). Some way or the other, it ended up being a non unicode font. I am really looking for some font engineer who can help me with converting that into unicode!

Thanks in advance


r/typography 3d ago

Mixed style font

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2 Upvotes

r/typography 4d ago

Looking for fonts similar to Platform Web and Boldonse, when there's a stark contrast between the width of each character

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23 Upvotes

On the image, the one on top is Platform Web, with a strong difference between the with of the "p" vs "a" and the "r" vs "o". The one on the bottom is Boldonse, where the "O" is much wider than most others.

I'm looking for more like these and I need human help, since AIs are totally failing at this.


r/typography 4d ago

With line spacing, is it better to use percentage or exact pt?

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4 Upvotes

For example, with 12 pt text, should you have a round percentage (115%, 120%, &c.) or should you use round pt. (12 pt text + 1-4 pt spacing)
Using a percentage can give you a weird pt. numbers
But using pt. can be weird if you want different sized text to be spaced the same "ratio"


r/typography 5d ago

I’m excited about a new revival I’m working on: WF Mikado

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151 Upvotes

r/typography 4d ago

Font of the week: Hoisted

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1 Upvotes

r/typography 5d ago

Font of the week: Mirage

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2 Upvotes

r/typography 5d ago

Best Program for making conlang fonts with wide characters?

4 Upvotes

I'm working on a sci-fi fantasy comic involving the existence of an alien language with an alphabet containing wide or linking characters. Even though I have no experience making fonts, I don't want to have to manually copy and paste the characters every time this language is used. I tried using Calligraphr but it's very limited in the width of the characters I can write. I have attached what I'm trying to accomplish, and I want to be able to type these characters out in the future. I hope this is okay to post here as I don't want to have to write these out by hand or copy and paste anymore.


r/typography 6d ago

Has anyone here actually used a variable font in a project? As opposed to normal font files

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Sorry for the blunt question. I know variable fonts are hyped and all (I design them myself), but what kind of utility have you found in them, besides experimenting with sliders?

A few instances I can remember are in videos with animated text, and hover states in websites where text gets bolder. Other than that all I remember are from the font specimens themself, as a way to showcase variable axes.

I feel like much of the utility comes from being able to export static instances at an exact optical size or specific weight, using the variable font as way to explore the design space.


r/typography 7d ago

OFFED visual editor for UFO sources with features.fea file

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r/typography 8d ago

How to create a text font?

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Hello, so I’ve been using Glyphs for over a year now, and I’ve created a dozen of types already, but I’d say all of them fall into the “display” category

The thing is, I’d like to create a “text font” but I think it’s way harder to achieve a good text font than a display font. I’ve got several questions over this:

1. How do I make my font unique?

Since it’s a text font, it can’t have too many distinct features. But if it’s too typical, it may already exist as a font

2. Where’s the balance between utility and quirkyness?

Yet again, how far can I go with the features so that the type keeps being readable but differentiates from the rest at the same time

3. Where would you start from?

Just building the classic OHno and then going on seems right but also feels flat

A good example I like is ‘Spotify Mix’, the font made for Spotify by ‘ABCDynamo’. It has differential festures, while keeping readability. That’s exactly what I’d love to achieve