Joly
From revival research to full type family
Joly is a type family by Léon Hugues, released in 2021, rooted in 18th-century Dutch type. What began as a historical revival research project evolved into an original contemporary design. The family spans three optical sizes—Text, Headline, and Display—making it suited to demanding, multi-level editorial layouts.
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- The project originated as a historical research revival before shifting direction toward an independent contemporary design.
- Three discrete optical sizes (Text, Headline, Display) address different typographic scales within a single cohesive system.
- Available in TTF, WOFF, and WOFF2 exports; a variable file is also listed, though its scope is not detailed in the source.
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