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Rare

C-Type · Carmen Nácher · 2024

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A single-case display typeface by Carmen Nácher, issued in three weights plus a variable font, built around hypnotic, mood-driven letterforms.

About

Released in 2024, Rare uses a unified single-case alphabet to sidestep the conventional upper/lower distinction, giving it an otherworldly evenness suited to headline and identity work. The family spans Light, Regular and Bold, with a variable font included for interpolated use across sizes. Its 215-glyph set covers 93 languages across an extensive Latin range.

Classification

Designed explicitly as a display typeface with a single-case letterform system and hypnotic, unconventional shapes. Its expressive, mood-driven character places it firmly in the display category rather than any conventional text classification.

Weights

LightRegularBold

Languages

AfrikaansAlbanianAsuBasqueBembaBenaBretonCatalanChigaColognianCornishCroatianCzechDanishDutchEmbuEnglishEstonianFaroeseFilipinoFinnishFrenchFriulianGalicianGandaGermanGusiiHawaiianHungarianIcelandicInari SamiIndonesianIrishItalianKabuverdianuKalaallisutKalenjinKambaKikuyuKinyarwandaLithuanianLower SorbianLuoLuxembourgishLuyiaMachameMakhuwa-MeettoMakondeMalagasyMalteseManxMeruMorisyenNorth NdebeleNorwegian BokmålNorwegian NynorskNyankoleOromoPolishPortugueseRomanianRomboRundiRwaSamburuSangoSanguSenaSerbianShambalaShonaSlovakSlovenianSogaSomaliSpanishSwahiliSwedishSwiss GermanTaitaTesoTonganTurkishUpper SorbianUzbekVolapükVunjoWalserWelshWestern FrisianZulu

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