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Matryo

Typogama · Michael Parson · 2023

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sans-serifhumanist sansitalic
Matryo specimen from Typogama

A narrow, soft-edged sans-serif in fourteen styles covering Latin, Cyrillic and Greek, with a variable font included and broad OpenType feature support.

About

Designed by Michael Parson and released in May 2023, Matryo spans seven weights from Thin to Black, each with a matching oblique, plus a variable font. Rounded stroke endings and open shapes sustain legibility across point sizes, making it suitable for both running text and display use. The large character set extends to historical Cyrillic forms and multiple numeral styles via OpenType features.

Classification

A narrow sans-serif with soft, rounded stroke endings and open apertures, characteristics associated with humanist sans design. The narrow proportions and legibility-focused construction place it firmly in that tradition.

Weights

ThinLightBookRegularMediumBoldBlack

Languages

LatinCyrillicGreek

Tags

narrowmultilingualroundedhumanistlegiblecyrillicgreekvariable