Rawleigh Text
Lettersetal · Matt Burvill · 2023
Rawleigh redrawn for text sizes, with the display flick removed, x-height raised and diagonals softened.
About
Rawleigh Text adapts the display Rawleigh for body text and smaller scales. The characteristic flick is gone, diagonal strokes are blunted and the x-height is raised – all in service of better on-screen and print legibility. The weight range adds a SemiBold for fine-grained text hierarchy, with matching italics and variable font support across nine weights.
Classification
A text-optimised companion to the display Rawleigh. The distinctive flick is removed, diagonal strokes are blunted and x-height is raised for legibility at smaller sizes. The addition of a SemiBold weight (in place of the display's sharper weight jump) and the smoother overall forms confirm this as a redesign for text use rather than a scaled-down display font.