Monoton

Display · by Vernon Adams · 1 style

Download

Monoton.zip · 55 KB · 2 files including OFL.txt

Typography profile

Weights
400 only
Italics
None
Scripts
Latin
Best for
  • Display headings
  • Short headings
Consider alternatives for
  • Small text sizes
  • Languages beyond basic Latin
Characteristics
  • Small caps
  • Display face

Styles

32px

  1. Monoton Regular 400 at 18px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  2. Monoton Regular 400 at 32px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

BPOZZ Design Note

Upstream sets a floor rather than a range: it is a pure display face for sizes above 30 points. Its lowercase keys return small capitals, so every line reads in capitals whatever case the markup uses.

BPOZZ editorial guidance for designers.

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About Monoton

About
A display face in the tradition of metal press fonts such as Rudolf Koch's Prisma from 1931. Intended for sizes above 30 points.
Designer
Vernon Adams
Version
1.000
Category
Display
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1

You may use, embed, modify and redistribute this font, including in commercial projects. The font files may not be sold on their own. Read the full license (OFL.txt).

This family declares a Reserved Font Name: if you modify the font, the modified version must use a different name.

Copyright (c) 2011 by vernon adams (vern@newtypography.co.uk), with Reserved Font Names "Monoton"

Source
Google Fonts

Download files taken unmodified from the google/fonts repository. Added to Google Fonts 24 Aug 2011.

Upstream project: github.com/googlefonts/googlefontdirectory-hg.

Available styles
  • Regular 400
Available formats
  • TTF download and web preview
Character sets
Latin