Workhorse Saboneta
Workhorse Type Foundry · Kevin Cantrell & Adrian Kimball · 2024
A variable blackletter spanning eight weights from Thin to Black, with swash capitals, small caps and three stylistic sets rooted in calligraphic manuscript tradition.
About
Designed by Kevin Cantrell and Adrian Kimball in 2024, Saboneta extends the blackletter genre across an unusually broad weight range, giving designers access to both delicate and heavy cuts within a single variable font file. Alternate capital styles, swash figures and small caps draw on the illuminated letters of historical manuscripts while keeping the forms digitally precise. With 481 glyphs and support for over 220 languages, it covers a wider typographic scope than most blackletter releases.
Classification
Saboneta is explicitly described as a blackletter typeface drawing on calligraphic manuscript traditions, with a contemporary variable font approach spanning eight weights.