Sabon Font

In the early 1960s, the German Master Printers’ Association requested that a new typeface be designed and produced in identical form on both Linotype and Monotype machines so that text and technical composition would match. Walter Cunz at Stempel responded by commissioning Jan Tschichold to design a new version of Claude Garamond’s serene and classical Roman. Its bold, and particularly its italic styles are limited by the requirements of Linotype casting machines, forcing the character widths of a given letter to match between styles, giving the italic its characteristic narrow f. The family’s name is taken from Jacques Sabon, who introduced Garamond’s Romans to Frankfurt. Sabon has long been a favorite of typographers for setting book text, due to its smooth texture, and in large part because Tschichold’s book typography remains world famous.

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Designer Name:
Date: January 31, 2023
Downloads: 15930
Classification: Basic Fonts, Serif Fonts
License: Free for Personal Use
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SabonBold View all Glyphs The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Sabon View all Glyphs The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
SabonBoldItalic View all Glyphs The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
SabonItalic View all Glyphs The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog


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