Bezzia

VERSION No. 1.082

0000 Bezzia

A new evolution of the slab serif. Bezzia was inspired by the entomology collections at California Academy of Sciences. Imbued with academic gravity and timeless style, Bezzia brings natural brilliance to any project.

8 Weights

Matching Italics

16 Total Styles

Case Punctuation

Lining & Old Style Figures

Tabular Figures

Math & Currency

Dynamic Fractions

Circled Figures

Directional Arrows

Supports 200+ Languages

Overview

Roman

HairlineLightRegularMediumSemiBoldBoldBlackUltra

Italic

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Roman & Italic
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Globetrotting
Berrypicking
Unbreakably
Multicharge
Spheroidize
Registering
Illustrative
Capricorns
Garlickiest
Metallicize
Wavebands
Refurbishes
Supersonics
Depolarizing
Visualisation
Editorializers
Hairline
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mystique
spitzflute
All Caps
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the California Academy of Sciences for inviting
typefaces inspired by these various labels and
as they had helped the reading rhythm of the
that I should find out which typewriter face
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Bezzia has slab serifs. Here are some of them!

Bezzia has slab serifs. Here are some of them!

Bezzia uses a mixture of shapes to produce a typographical texture that is full of life.

Bezzia uses a mixture of shapes to produce a typographical texture that is full of life.

Bezzia has a fun construction for the letter ‘c’.

Bezzia has a fun construction for the letter ‘c’.

Bezzia has an unusual construction for the letter ‘g’. You might not notice at first, but the bowl and tail are one continuous shape.

Bezzia has an unusual construction for the letter ‘g’. You might not notice at first, but the bowl and tail are one continuous shape.

Bezzia’s number drawings have a nice mix of sharp ‘beak’ terminations, and round ‘hook’ terminations, representing the mixture of round and sharp details throughout the design.

Bezzia’s number drawings have a nice mix of sharp ‘beak’ terminations, and round ‘hook’ terminations, representing the mixture of round and sharp details throughout the design.

Some glyphs change construction between Bezzia’s roman (upright) and italic fonts.

Some glyphs change construction between Bezzia’s roman (upright) and italic fonts.

When Bezzia gets bold enough, it starts ‘forgetting’ a serif on the interior of some letters, to help protect the negative space trapped inside the letter.

When Bezzia gets bold enough, it starts ‘forgetting’ a serif on the interior of some letters, to help protect the negative space trapped inside the letter.

Bezzia has ‘split bar’ fractions, allowing the numerators and denominators to appear larger, and for the fraction itself to take up less horizontal space.

Bezzia has ‘split bar’ fractions, allowing the numerators and denominators to appear larger, and for the fraction itself to take up less horizontal space.

Bezzia has some ‘square-ish’ curves. Here are some of them.

Bezzia has some ‘square-ish’ curves. Here are some of them.

Bezzia’s italic has some ‘f-ligatures’, carefully controlling the way in which certain pairs with the ‘f’ glyph are constructed. Here’s one of our favorites.

Bezzia’s italic has some ‘f-ligatures’, carefully controlling the way in which certain pairs with the ‘f’ glyph are constructed. Here’s one of our favorites.

Bezzia’s italic has a ‘descending f’, adding careful differentiation between the roman and italic.

Bezzia’s italic has a ‘descending f’, adding careful differentiation between the roman and italic.

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Features

Directional Arrows

Circled Figures

Decorative Quotes

Case Punctuation

Dynamic Fractions

Ligatures

Tabular Figures & Math

Oldstyle & Lining Figures

Roman & Italic

Time Notation

Slashed Zero

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