Automat Grotesk
Zetafonts · Francesco Canovaro · 2025
A 2025 grotesque by Francesco Canovaro built on the European modernist tradition, extended into monowidth and monospaced variants for technical and interface use.
About
Drawn in seven weights with italics across proportional, monowidth and monospaced subfamilies, it covers 218 languages across Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts. The design prioritises open proportions and character differentiation to maintain legibility at both text and display sizes, while avoiding the rigidity typical of strict rationalist grotesques. Variable font support is included in the full family package, and a broad OpenType feature set covers stylistic alternates, old-style figures, fractions and case-sensitive forms.
Classification
Explicitly positioned within the European modernist grotesque tradition, drawing on Akzidenz-Grotesk, Helvetica and Univers as reference points. Open proportions, restrained contrast and regulated rhythm place it firmly in the rational grotesque subcategory.