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Some typical and most popular typefaces today

In fact, at present, there is no standard to give a truly complete classification of different types of typefaces.

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Some typical and most popular typefaces today

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However, the most official typeface classification system today is Vox-AtypI. In 2010 at a conference held in Dublin, Vox-AtypI had a slight change to include the Gaelic line and the Calligraphics classification.

Currently, the Vox-AtypI system offers a total of 11 typefaces in general, and they will be divided into main categories such as Non-Latin, Calligraphics, Moderns, Classicals, Retro, etc. Some popular typefaces are:

1. Serif

Serif typefaces are recognized quite easily and simply. It is almost very familiar to most computer users. The main and most prominent feature of a Serif font is that it has a footer. Some basic Serif styles are Humanist, Old-Style, Transitional, Didone (Modern), Slab Serif.

2. Sans Serif (Lineal)

Another familiar style that may be quite familiar to you is Sans Serif. With definitive and clear lines of geometric shapes. Some variations of Sans Serif such as Humanist Sans Serif, Transitional Sans Serif, Geometric.

3. Glyphic

This typeface was born from the inspiration of sculptures on metal surfaces. The most prominent feature of this typeface is that it is based mainly on capital letters, some of the popular typefaces of this font are Friz Quadrata, Trajan, Albertus, and so on.

4. Script

Script is a completely different style from the line design trends of the above typefaces. It is crafted from the inspiration of handwritten forms with soft brush or pens with different density. It can be the curvaceous and undulating calligraphic typefaces of the characters, or the serenity of natural signatures, even the scribbled handwriting style, for example, Rae Dunn font, Scribble font, etc.

5. Blackletter

Next is the Blackletter typeface, with a very classic, classic and retro look. This Blackletter typeface is now also used a lot in traditional designs. The design style of the lines of this font is taken from the extremely refined handwriting of the knowledgeable people of the medieval period. The feature of this font is that it has fairly wide, straight lines. If you take a closer look at the Blackletter typeface, we can see that it can be called with other names that are Gothic, or Old-English. Some fonts that stand out in this design style are Cansetras, Alter Bridge, Cambridge, We The People font, and much more.

6. Decorative

Unlike Sans-serif and even Serif fonts that can often be used to display in different types of text, Decorative gives you many decorative properties that can even be a bit difficult to read, precisely because However, it can be a bit picky about designs and uses, as it is mainly for decoration. Some very famous font sets such as: Critter, Stencil, GiddyUp, Jokerman, LoveLetters, Rosewood, etc

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