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At King

Arillatype · Pedro Arilla · 2023

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serifold-style serif
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A modern old-style serif by Pedro Arilla with sharp serifs, chubby terminals and a countercultural character drawn from 1970s phototypesetting display types.

About

Seven styles running from Light to Poster, with a variable font spanning the full weight axis, make this a versatile family for both text and large-scale use. Gothic alternate letterforms add a distinctly haunting quality, and the character set extends to over 100 languages via Latin Extended. Part of the Royal Collection alongside At Queen, it includes circled and solid numeral sets alongside old-style figures and ordinal indicators.

Classification

Described as a modern old-style face with sharp serifs and chubby terminals, referencing phototypesetting display fonts of the 1970s; sits firmly in the old-style serif tradition with a contemporary countercultural edge.

Weights

LightRegularBookDemiBoldUltraPoster

Languages

Latin Extended

Tags

old-styleserifcounterculturalphototypesettingdisplayvariable1970s-revivaleditorial