Author's note

Lekton Bold is a free fixed-width sans serif credited to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. Its sturdy strokes, tall proportions, and even character widths give the lettering a practical typewriter flavor, sharpened by slightly squared curves, blunt cuts, and the hooked top of the lowercase f.

That technical character suits coding manuals, software posters, and exhibition graphics tied to digital culture. It is direct and compact. On book covers and magazine pages, the regular spacing can echo tabular data or typed notes, making Lekton Bold useful for compact section titles, captions, folios, running labels, and other editorial signposts.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. Licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1
Font family
Lekton
Font subfamily
Bold
Full font name
Lekton-Bold
Name table version
Version 34.000
Postscript font name
Lekton-Bold
Designer
Paolo Mazzetti, Luciano Perondi, Raffaele Flato, Elena Papassissa, Emilio Macchia, Michela Povoleri, Tobias Seemiller, Riccardo Lorusso, Sabrina Campagna, Elisa Ansuini, Mariangela Di Pinto, Antonio Cavedoni, Marco Comastri, Luna Castroni, Stefano Faoro, Daniele Capo, Jan Henrik Arnold

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-12-18
Revision1
Glyph count950
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
Lekton-Bold.ttf
Lekton-Regular.ttf
Lekton-Italic.ttf