Cuptcha
Order from chaos: CAPTCHA distortion refined into a slab system
Cuptcha is a slab typeface by Sandro Bonomo inspired by the distorted letterforms found in website CAPTCHA security tests. The name merges "cup" with "captcha," framing the typeface as a container for letterforms. Squared slab serifs paired with soft, rounded terminals convert that raw visual character into a coherent typographic system. The family spans multiple widths and weights, covering display headlines through mid- and small-scale body text.
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- The design concept explicitly sources its letterform character from CAPTCHA distortion, then systematizes it into consistent slab construction.
- Squared slab serifs contrasted with soft rounded terminals are cited as the key detail-level device for balancing eccentricity with stability.
- The family supports Latin, Hiragana, and Katakana scripts, an unusually broad script range for a display-origin slab.
- Released in 2026; available as TTF, WOFF, and Variable files.
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