Lato by Lukasz Dziedzic is a free humanist sans serif with clean, quietly distinctive proportions. Broad capitals sit comfortably beside a generous lowercase, and the strokes shift subtly in width rather than appearing rigidly geometric. Its rounded forms feel composed and approachable.
The restrained shapes suit captions and supporting text around photography in corporate reports, editorial spreads, and public-information graphics, since they do not impose a period style. The same clear, contemporary manner also suits app interfaces and understated product packaging.
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The ending makes effective use of its contemporary style.
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
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
tyPoland LukaszDziedzic: Lato Regular: 2010
Full font name
Lato Regular
Name table version
Version 1.010; Western character set
Postscript font name
Lato-Regular
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
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 10 font weights listed below: