Oswald Light Font

Oswald family consisting of 4 fonts
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Author's note

Oswald Light by Vernon Adams is a free condensed sans serif with tall, lean letters and a restrained weight. Its narrow proportions create an upright, economical texture, and the rounded forms retain a human shape beside the straighter strokes.

Architecture, fashion, and city culture suit its spare, vertical profile. It is effective for magazine covers and event posters. Across publishing, exhibitions, and branding, the slim lettering can become a structural element that echoes columns, towers, or vertical rules.

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BasicSans serif

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2011 by vernon adams. All rights reserved.
Font family
Oswald Light
Font subfamily
Light
Unique subfamily identification
vernonadams: Oswald Light: 2011
Full font name
Oswald Light
Name table version
Version
Postscript font name
Oswald-Light
Trademark notice
Oswald Light is a trademark of vernon adams.
Manufacturer name
vernon adams
Designer
vernon adams
Description
Copyright (c) 2011 by vernon adams. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2012-03-12
Revision1
Glyph count389
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightLight
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
Oswald-Light.otf
Oswald-Bold.otf
Oswald-Stencil.otf
Oswald-Regular.ttf
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