Italian Plate No2 Extra Condensed
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An extra-condensed display grotesque from Playtype drawn from Italian plate lettering traditions.
About
Italian Plate No2 Extra Condensed is a display-weight grotesque that draws on the compressed letterforms found in Italian metal plate typography. The extreme width makes it suited to headlines, posters and editorial contexts where vertical space is limited. Part of the wider Italian Plate No2 family, which spans multiple width variants.
Classification
The name and condensed/expanded classification suggest a grotesque or neo-grotesque style typical of Italian plate lettering traditions, with extreme width variants characteristic of display-oriented sans-serifs.
Optical sizes and widths
Extra Condensed
Languages
Latin
Tags
grotesquecondenseddisplayitalianplateeditorial