Author's note

Lekton from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino is a free monospaced sans serif with tall, narrow letters and an unusually airy texture. Its light strokes shift subtly in width, and the rounded forms keep the mechanical spacing from looking severe.

Designers working on technical or contemporary subjects will find it useful for editorial sidebars, exhibition graphics, and understated branding. It also suits code-themed posters. The lean lettering can echo fine rules, diagrams, and linear illustrations.

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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
Regular
Full font name
Lekton
Name table version
Version 34.000
Postscript font name
Lekton-Regular
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
WeightSemi-light
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
Lekton-Regular.ttf
Lekton-Bold.ttf
Lekton-Italic.ttf