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Haettenschweiler

Haettenschweiler is a sans-serif typeface in the grotesque style that is very bold and condensed.

About Haettenschweiler

Haettenschweiler is a sans-serif typeface in the grotesque style that is very bold and condensed. It is intended for headlines and display text.

From the Wikipedia article “Haettenschweiler”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Using Haettenschweiler in a book

Sans-serif faces work well for headings, captions, children's books and modern nonfiction. For long-form body text in print, most designers still prefer a serif.

Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.

Sources & data

More sans-serif typefaces

Arial 1982 Comic Sans MS 1994 Gill Sans 1928 Univers 1957 Open Sans 2010 Consolas 2006 Franklin Gothic 1902 Source Sans 2012

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