Information
Family is an everyday typeface based on Clearface—originally designed by father and son, Morris Fuller and Linn Boyd Benton. As an extension of its lineage, Family keeps Clearface’s easy-going curves and idiosyncrasies, while updating it for modern use.
- Design
- Kris Sowersby
- Engineering
- Noe Blanco
- Rosalie Wagner
- Collaborators
- Dave Foster
- Awards
- Best Awards, Design Craft, Finalist2023
- Release date
- 2023
- Current version
- 1.004
- Classification
- Oldstyle Serif
- Font formats
- OTF DesktopWOFF2 WebTTF App, variable font
- OpenType features
- Ligaturesliga
- Contextual alternatescalt
- Old-style numeralsonum
- Tabular numeralstnum
- Alternate ess01
- Alternate gss02
- Fractionsfrac
- Superiorssups
- Inferiorssinf
- Ordinalsordn
- Capital formscase
- Glyph count
- 580 per Roman style564 per Italic style6,864 total
- Font styles
- 12
- Hinting
- Manual VTT hinting
- Kerning
- Manual kerning7,927 pairs per style
| Axis name | Tag | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | wght | 300 – 900 | 400 |
Note: We only supply variable fonts with purchases of the full Family family.
| Font name | Pixel size | Point size | File size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family roman variable font | 12 | 8 | 73kb |
| Family italic variable font | 12 | 8 | 76kb |
| Family Light | 16 | 9 | 37kb |
| Family Light Italic | 16 | 9 | 37kb |
| Family Regular | 12 | 8 | 41kb |
| Family Italic | 12 | 8 | 42kb |
| Family Medium | 12 | 8 | 42kb |
| Family Medium Italic | 12 | 8 | 42kb |
| Family Bold | 12 | 8 | 42kb |
| Family Bold Italic | 12 | 8 | 42kb |
| Family Heavy | 16 | 9 | 42kb |
| Family Heavy Italic | 16 | 9 | 42kb |
| Family Black | 16 | 9 | 38kb |
| Family Black Italic | 16 | 9 | 38kb |