Author's note

Lato Bold Italic, designed by Lukasz Dziedzic, is a free bold italic humanist sans serif with a firm forward lean, broad proportions, and gently rounded details. Its open curves and subtly changing stroke widths keep the weight lively.

In editorial design, its dense weight and easy movement suit magazine cover lines, festival posters, and campaign graphics across print and digital publishing. The same confident slant makes sense on sports branding and music merchandise, especially for contemporary subjects shaped by competition, performance, nightlife, and urban culture, where speed and performance drive the imagery.

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Lato Bold Italic font character map

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Lato Bold Italic font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Lato Bold Italic font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

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
Font subfamily
Bold Italic
Unique subfamily identification
tyPoland LukaszDziedzic: Lato Bold Italic: 2010
Full font name
Lato Bold Italic
Name table version
Version 1.010; Western character set
Postscript font name
Lato-BoldItalic
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
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleOutline
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Italic angle-7
Pattern natureItalic
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 10 font weights listed below:
Lato-BoldItalic.ttf
Lato-Black.ttf
Lato-BlackItalic.ttf
Lato-Light.ttf
Lato-HairlineItalic.ttf
Lato-Regular.ttf
Lato-Bold.ttf
Lato-Italic.ttf
Lato-LightItalic.ttf
Lato-Hairline.ttf