Lato Black Font

Lato family consisting of 10 fonts
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Author's note

Lato Black, designed by Lukasz Dziedzic for tyPoland, is a free heavy sans serif with broad, firmly drawn letters. Its weight is dense, but rounded curves and generous inner spaces keep the forms from looking blunt. The lowercase stays compact and direct.

A confident retail or sports brand could use it across packaging, storefront signage, and campaign graphics. It also fits event posters and magazine covers because its substantial shapes hold their own beside large photography or flat illustration. Across these settings, the same sturdy proportions make names and messages look assertive, direct, and practical.

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BasicSans serif

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Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2010 by tyPoland Lukasz Dziedzic with Reserved Font Name "Lato". Licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
Font family
Lato Black
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
tyPoland LukaszDziedzic: Lato Black: 2010
Full font name
Lato Black
Name table version
Version 1.010; Western character set
Postscript font name
Lato-Black
Trademark notice
Lato is a trademark of tyPoland Lukasz Dziedzic.
Manufacturer name
tyPoland Lukasz Dziedzic
Designer
Lukasz Dziedzic
Description
Lato is a sanserif typeface family designed in the Summer 2010 by Warsaw-based designer Lukasz Dziedzic ("Lato" means "Summer" in Polish). It tries to carefully balance some potentially conflicting priorities: it should seem quite "transparent" when used in body text but would display some original traits when used in larger sizes. The classical proportions, particularly visible in the uppercase, give the letterforms familiar harmony and elegance. At the same time, its sleek sanserif look makes evident the fact that Lato was designed in 2010, even though it does not follow any current trend. The semi-rounded details of the letters give Lato a feeling of warmth, while the strong structure provides stability and seriousness.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-12-12
Revision1
Glyph count263
Units per Em2000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 10 font weights listed below:
Lato-Black.ttf
Lato-BlackItalic.ttf
Lato-Light.ttf
Lato-BoldItalic.ttf
Lato-HairlineItalic.ttf
Lato-Regular.ttf
Lato-Bold.ttf
Lato-Italic.ttf
Lato-LightItalic.ttf
Lato-Hairline.ttf
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