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Odesta

Setup Type · Ondrej Jób · 2013

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An ornamental display script by Ondrej Jób with high contrast, detached strokes and ball terminals, spanning seven weights from Hair to Black.

About

Released in 2013, Odesta is a narrow, high-contrast script typeface built around detached strokes and ball terminals, designed specifically for display settings. Seven weights from Hair to Black allow a wide tonal range while the medium x-height and ornamental character keep it firmly in headline territory. Its 983-glyph set includes small capitals, swashes, initial and final forms, discretionary ligatures and multiple figure styles, with coverage of over 100 Latin languages.

Classification

Odesta is explicitly described as a decorative script display typeface with detached strokes and ball terminals, placing it firmly in the script category with a display-oriented, ornamental subcategory.

Weights

HairThinLightRegularMediumBoldBlack

Languages

LatinLatin Extended

Tags

scriptdisplayornamentalball-terminalshigh-contrastnarrowdecorativeelegant