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Kaleko 205

Talbot Type · Talbot Type

sans-serifgeometric sans
Kaleko 205 specimen from Talbot Type

A geometric sans-serif with two-storey 'a' and 'g' forms, built on a shared chassis with Kamerik and Kessel, spanning six weights from Thin to Heavy.

About

Kaleko 205 sits within a family of related typefaces from Talbot Type, all sharing the same underlying structure but diverging in terminal treatment and letterform style. The two-storey variant takes its cues from Gill Sans, reinterpreted with a tighter x-height ratio that lends the circular lowercase forms a smoother, more conspicuous geometry. Numerals also differ from its sibling, Kaleko 105, reinforcing the more traditional character of the 205 cut.

Classification

A geometric sans-serif with humanist influences, drawing on Gill Sans as a reference point. The 205 variant distinguishes itself through traditional two-storey 'a' and 'g' forms, set on a short ascender/descender chassis that emphasises the x-height.

Weights

ThinLightBookMediumBoldHeavy

Languages

Latin

Tags

geometrichumanistgill-sanstwo-storeytextdisplaycleanmodernist

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