Open Source Fonts

What’s New? This is Bodoni* 2.2 which now includes small caps and old style numbers 0123456789, among other general improvements.

A Brief History Giambattista Bodoni is known for creating one of the first “modern serif” type-faces. Advances in printing technology during the late eighteenth century allowed Bodoni to design letterforms with higher contrast between thick and thin strokes, and crisp horizontal serifs. The result is a typeface that’s recognizably elegant, refined, and remains popular centuries after its creation.

No Compromises To put it simply, I made this typeface the best it could possibly be. I built the font from the ground up, using the principles laid out by Bodoni himself in the Manuale Tipografico. I want Bodoni* to be the ultimate digital realization of his ideas, and I stopped at nothing to ensure this.