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Ganges Sans

ROHH · Roch Modrzejewski · 2016

sans-serifcondensed grotesquecondenseditalic
Ganges Sans specimen from ROHH

A condensed grotesque with 27 styles across nine weights, drawing on Central European advertising typography of the late 19th century for use in editorial, poster and branding contexts.

About

Ganges Sans offers narrow proportions and distinctive letterforms suited to display work, magazine covers and packaging. Each weight ships with both italic and oblique variants, giving designers considerable flexibility. OpenType features include oldstyle figures, discretionary ligatures, contextual alternates and two stylistic sets, with extended Latin language support across 710 glyphs.

Classification

A condensed sans-serif drawing on Central European advertising typography of the late 19th century, placing it squarely in the condensed grotesque tradition with narrow proportions and characteristic display-oriented letterforms.

Weights

ThinUltra LightLightBookRegularMediumDemi BoldBoldBlack

Languages

Latin

Tags

condensedgrotesqueeditorialdisplayretroadvertisingposterhistorical

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