TT Bells
TypeType · Marina Khodak, Nadyr Rakhimov, Ivan Gladkikh · 2016
An old-style serif from TypeType that grafts sharp geometric terminals onto a broad-nib structure, intended for both display and continuous text.
About
Built on broad-nib conventions associated with pre-digital old-style typefaces, TT Bells introduces straight stroke terminals and wedge serifs alongside clean geometric details. The family spans 14 styles including upright and italic variable fonts, covering 195 languages with 691 glyphs per style and 22 OpenType features. At smaller sizes the sharpness recedes and the face reads more classically, making it genuinely functional at both ends of the size range.
Classification
TT Bells draws on broad-nib old-style conventions with wedge serifs and straight stroke terminals, overlaid with sharp geometric touches that place it firmly in the old-style serif tradition with a contemporary edge.