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Welt

Blaze Type · Matthieu Salvaggio, Léon Hugues, Yann Esnault · 2026

sans-serifneo-grotesqueitalic
Welt specimen from Blaze Type

A neo-grotesque in 12 styles, drawing on late-1950s Swiss and French foundry culture to balance rational structure with open, hand-drawn warmth.

About

Developed from period specimens studied at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Welt features open apertures, gently modulated strokes and curves that give text a dense yet breathing texture. Six weights from ExtraLight to ExtraBold each carry a matching italic, supported by a variable font file. The family suits both continuous reading and identity work without feeling mechanically cold.

Classification

A neo-grotesque sans-serif drawing on mid-century Swiss and French typographic traditions, with open apertures, gently modulated strokes and humanist warmth that sets it apart from colder, more mechanical grotesques.

Weights

ExtraLightLightRegularMediumBoldExtraBold

Languages

Latin

Tags

neo-grotesquemid-centuryswissfrenchhumanisttextvariableeditorial

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