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Kaufmann

Kaufmann is a brush script typeface drawn in 1936 by Max R. Kaufmann for the American Type Founders (ATF).

About Kaufmann

Kaufmann is a brush script typeface drawn in 1936 by Max R. Kaufmann for the American Type Founders (ATF). The stroke weight is monotone. Uppercase characters are freely drawn, while lowercase is more regular in height and width, recalling cursive handwriting. Lowercase characters are close-fitting, affecting the look of a connecting script. The d is looped. The fluid forms of both the uppercase and lowercases, combined with an even weight of stroke, have made Kaufmann popular in neon sign fabrication.

From the Wikipedia article “Kaufmann (typeface)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Using Kaufmann in a book

Script faces belong on covers, titles and short accents. Avoid them for body text and never set them in all caps.

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

Sources & data

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