Jantar Sharp
CAST · Radek Łukasiewicz · 2019
A text family by Radek Łukasiewicz built on flared terminals that sits between serif and sans, optimised for continuous reading across print and screen.
About
Seven weights from ExtraLight to Heavy, each with a matching italic, give the family considerable range without straying from its core purpose of sustained reading. The flared stroke endings borrow selectively from different historical periods rather than replicating any single model, producing shapes that feel organic rather than stylistically prescribed. OpenType features include proportional and tabular figures in both oldstyle and lining variants, small capitals, superscripts, subscripts and extensive diacritics covering all European languages.
Classification
Jantar Sharp occupies an intentional middle ground between serif and sans, defined by flared stroke terminals rather than bracketed serifs; it draws from multiple historical periods without committing to a single model, placing it closest to a flared or transitional hybrid.