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Colant

HAL Typefaces · HAL Typefaces · 2020

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Colant specimen from HAL Typefaces

A Scotch Roman revival based on Columbia Antiqua, first cut for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, split into Display and Text optical cuts.

About

Colant Display follows its nineteenth-century source closely for headline use, while Colant Text extends the design with less contrast for comfortable setting at smaller sizes, including a dedicated italic.

Classification

A Scotch/Modern-style serif revival based on Columbia Antiqua, originally cut by the Bauer'sche Giesserei for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, split into Display and Text optical variants.

Weights

DisplayText

Optical sizes and widths

DisplayText

Family

Colant DisplayColant Text

Languages

Latin

Tags

serifscotch romanrevivaleditorialheadline