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Florensans specimen from Dopes Type

A three-weight humanist sans with an unusually rich set of discretionary ligatures that hint at calligraphic origins.

About

Florensans covers Light, Regular and Medium weights with broad Latin language support across some 30 European languages. Its standout feature is an extensive library of discretionary ligatures — including paired rounds, diagonals and common clusters — lending the typeface a warmth uncommon in straightforward sans designs. Oldstyle figures and fraction support round out a modest but considered OpenType feature set.

Classification

Florensans reads as a humanist sans-serif, with an extensive set of discretionary ligatures suggesting calligraphic influence and warmth typical of the humanist genre. The name alludes to Florence, reinforcing a humanist design lineage.

Weights

LightRegularMedium

Languages

AfrikaansBasqueCatalanCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishFaroeseFinnishFrenchGalicianGermanHungarianIcelandicIrishItalianNorwegianPolishPortugueseRomanianSlovakSloveneSpanishSwedish

Tags

humanistsans-serifligatureslatinwarmthtextcalligraphicfunctional

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