Kaius
TypeMates · Lisa Fischbach · 2020
A text serif by Lisa Fischbach built for demanding academic and publishing work, with 16 weights, expressive italics and a 3,000-glyph character set covering Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Vietnamese and the IPA.
About
Designed for small sizes and complex layouts, Kaius pairs a generous x-height and open apertures with sharp vertical serifs and sturdy baseline serifs that keep reading rhythm consistent across weights. Sixteen styles run from Hairline to Black with matching italics whose slight angle and cursive letterforms animate running text without disturbing the upright flow. Language coverage is extensive, reaching almost every Latin-script language, ancient Greek, historical Cyrillic and the specialised characters needed for lexical and academic typography.
Classification
Kaius is a text serif with a generous x-height, open apertures and sharp vertical serifs balanced with sturdy baseline serifs, placing it firmly in the humanist serif tradition oriented toward legibility in small sizes and complex layouts.