Fraunces

Phaedra Charles & Flavia Zimbardi / Undercase Type · 2020
A soft serif with an optical-size axis that earns its place.

Waterfall

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

Axis playground

Optical size is drawing, not scaling.

Glyph grid

Text colour

At text sizes, the details open and the contrast settles. At display sizes, the same alphabet can afford a sharper opinion.

At text sizes, the details open and the contrast settles. At display sizes, the same alphabet can afford a sharper opinion.

At text sizes, the details open and the contrast settles. At display sizes, the same alphabet can afford a sharper opinion.

Credits

Fraunces was designed by Phaedra Charles and Flavia Zimbardi of Undercase Type. Offered here under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, unchanged and correctly credited.

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