Author's note

Tallest, designed by Francesco Canovaro, is a free retro monoline display font built from extremely narrow, upright letters. Long vertical strokes dominate the design, with compact curves and tight joins tucked between them. Its silhouette is lean and architectural.

Posters can use that towering profile to suggest Art Deco signage, streamlined machinery, or a stylized city skyline. On album artwork and event graphics, the continuous hairline strokes can become part of the surrounding linear illustration. Fashion branding and slim product packaging gain a precise, period-minded identity from the letters' unusually stretched proportions.

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This tall sans serif font is designed to create text patterns with a strong vertical emphasis.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2009 by francesco canovaro. All rights reserved.
Font family
tallest
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
francescocanovaro: tallest: 2009
Full font name
tallest
Name table version
Version 3.000 2009 initial release
Postscript font name
tallest
Trademark notice
tallest is a trademark of francesco canovaro.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2009 by . All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2009-03-28
Revision3
Glyph count246
Units per Em4000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightExtra-light
WidthUltra-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced