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TT Wellingtons

TypeType · Marina Khodak, Anna Tikhonova, Anastasia Pogorelova, Anastasia Vrublevskaya · 2018

sans-serifhumanist sansitalic
TT Wellingtons specimen from TypeType

A humanist sans serif rooted in the broad-nib pen tradition, substantially revised in 2023 with redesigned contours, expanded Cyrillic and Latin character sets, and a variable font spanning weight and slant axes across 19 styles.

About

TT Wellingtons draws on early 20th-century English humanist grotesque conventions, with letterforms that echo the natural movement of a broad-nib pen. The 2023 revision rebuilt every contour, standardised stroke contrast across weights, overhauled the italic styles, and expanded the character set to 913 glyphs with support for over 230 languages. A variable font with weight and slant axes accompanies 18 static styles, making the family suitable for both print and screen applications.

Classification

A humanist sans serif with forms derived from the broad-nib pen tradition, associating it with early 20th-century English grotesque conventions. Soft terminals and organic stroke modulation place it firmly in the humanist grotesque category.

Weights

ThinExtraLightLightRegularMediumSemiBoldBoldExtraBoldBlack

Languages

LatinCyrillic

Tags

humanistgrotesquebroad-nibvariablecyrillicmultilingualcontemporarylegible

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