Oswald

by Vernon Adams

Extra-Light

200

Light

300

Regular

400

Medium

500

Semi-Bold

600

Bold

700

Heavy

900

Description

Oswald, inspired by the ‘Alternate Gothic’ style of typefaces, is a condensed sans-serif, well-suited to headlines, especially when set in all caps. Originally designed by the late Vernon Adams, work on the typeface continues under several collaborators.

Designed by

Vernon Adams

Category

Display

No. of styles

7

Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
Ee
Ff
Gg
Hh
Ii
Jj
Kk
Ll
Mm
Nn
Oo
Pp
Qq
Rr
Ss
Tt
Uu
Vv
Ww
Xx
Yy
Zz
Åå
Ææ
Çç
Éé
Øø
Ññ
Üü
Žž
1234567890
‘¿?’
“!”
- – —
(&)
[*]
{@}
€£¥$¢
:;,.
<>+÷×=

Words

Questography

Havana Plywood

Château d’Yquem

hamburgevontpids

Högertrafikomläggningen

difficult waffles

Headlines

Brawny gods just flocked up to quiz and vex him

200

Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes

300

Why shouldn’t a quixotic Kazakh vampire jog barefoot?

400

Grumpy wizards make a toxic brew for the jovial queen

500

Jackie will budget for the most expensive zoology equipment

600

Monsieur Jack, vous dactylographiez bien mieux que votre ami Wolf

700

Jeg begynte å fortære en sandwich mens jeg kjørte taxi på vei til quiz

900

Uppercase Headlines

Brawny gods just flocked up to quiz and vex him

200

Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes

300

Why shouldn’t a quixotic Kazakh vampire jog barefoot?

400

Grumpy wizards make a toxic brew for the jovial queen

500

Jackie will budget for the most expensive zoology equipment

600

Monsieur Jack, vous dactylographiez bien mieux que votre ami Wolf

700

Jeg begynte å fortære en sandwich mens jeg kjørte taxi på vei til quiz

900

Standard Ligatures

font-feature-settings: 'liga', 'clig';

ffi ffi
ffl ffl
fi fi
fl fl

Figures

1/2 3/4

Fractions: 'frac'

A123

Superscripts: 'sups'

Ordinals

font-feature-settings: 'ordn';

3a 3a
4o 4o

Special Characters

Explore all characters

&#9650;

&#9660;

&para;

§

&sect;

&dagger;

&Dagger;

Recommended Pairings for Oswald

The Coming of Age of
Quantum Biology

Life on
the Edge

Johnjoe McFadden
& Jim Al-Khalili

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