Literata
Google Fonts · TypeTogether · 2015
Literata is a purpose-built digital reading serif from TypeTogether, refined specifically for comfortable long-form reading on screens across multiple scripts.
About
Commissioned by Google for Play Books, Literata brings optical sophistication to e-reading environments, with ink traps and carefully tuned spacing ensuring legibility at small sizes on varied displays. Its support for Cyrillic and Greek makes it a genuinely multilingual workhorse for publishers working across languages. The eight-weight range from ExtraLight to Black gives editorial designers ample room for typographic hierarchy.
Classification
Literata was designed by TypeTogether for Google Play Books with extended on-screen reading in mind, featuring careful ink-trap details and optically adjusted letterforms across its range. It supports Cyrillic and Greek in addition to Latin, with refined contrast suited to small sizes on digital displays.