Akhen

Typofonderie · Jean François Porchez · 2025

slabégyptienne (French slab serif) revivalcondensed

A trio of narrow égyptienne widths remixing 19th-century French slab serif types for tight, asymmetrical layouts.

About

Akhen only ships in narrow builds, Compressed, Condensed and Narrow, each running the full weight range. It takes its cue from 19th-century French metal and wood égyptiennes, the French term for slab serifs, and its tight fit suits headline work where space is short.

Classification

Sold as three narrow widths, Compressed, Condensed and Narrow, rather than a standard-width cut. Reworks the French égyptienne tradition, what English calls slab serif, after 19th-century metal and wood types.

Weights

ThinExtra LightLightRegularDemiBoldExtra BoldHeavyBlack

Optical sizes and widths

CompressedCondensedNarrow

Family

Akhen CompressedAkhen CondensedAkhen Narrow

Languages

Latin