Zapfino
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Typeface | Zapfino |
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Category | Script |
Designer(s) | Hermann Zapf |
Foundry | Linotype |
Variations | Zapfino Extra |
Zapfino is a calligraphic typeface designed for Linotype by renowned typeface designer Hermann Zapf in 1998. It is based on an alphabet Zapf originally penned in 1944. As a font, it makes extensive use of ligatures and character variations (for example, the lower case letter d has nine variations).
Apple Computer includes one of the six weights of Zapfino in Mac OS X, partly to demonstrate its advanced typographic features. The font includes over 1,400 glyphs.