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Variable Typeface for Bressay

Award-winning Scotch Roman released as an updated variable font

Bressay is a Scotch Roman typeface designed by Stuart Brown and Sabina Chipară, recognised with a TDC Typeface Design Award. This updated variable font features a greatly increased weight range for the original Text optical size in the Latin writing system. The family supports over 840 languages; additional writing systems and Display styles are available separately as Bressay Classic.

Set in Bressay

Insights

The variable font update targets only the Text optical size; Display styles and additional writing systems were placed in the separate Bressay Classic product.
A greatly increased weight range was the stated primary goal of the update.
OpenType features include historically-informed options such as long s and alternate Eng shaping alongside small caps and multiple numeral styles.