Mencken
Typofonderie · Jean François Porchez · 2017
serifScotch Roman revivalcondenseditalic
An American Scotch Roman remixed à la française, spanning narrow widths and Head and Text optical sizes.
About
Mencken takes the 19th-century Scotch Roman, the transitional serif style used across American and Scottish newspapers, and reworks it with French sensibility. Head and Text optical sizes cover display and body use, while Narrow and Head Compress tighten it for constrained layouts.
Classification
An American Scotch Roman remixed in the French tradition, sold in standard and Narrow widths plus Head and Text optical sizes, with Head Narrow and Head Compress as further width and optical combinations.
Weights
RegularBookDemiBoldExtra BoldHeavyBlack
Optical sizes and widths
standardNarrowHeadHead NarrowHead CompressText
Family
Mencken NarrowMencken HeadMencken Head NarrowMencken Head CompressMencken Text
Languages
Latin
Tags
scotch-romanserifeditorialheadlinetext