Typeface Design for Displaay Type Foundry

Precision without coldness

Haffer is a sans-serif family by Displaay, conceived as a sharper, crisper companion to their Matter typeface. It is built around strict horizontal and vertical terminals that give it a clean, precise edge, while a friendly warmth inherited from Matter keeps it from feeling cold. The family scales from large-format headlines to dense small-scale text, and includes an XH variant with an elevated x-height for logotype and headline use.

Set in Haffer, Matter

Insights

Strict horizontal and vertical terminals are the named structural feature that gives Haffer its clean, precise character, differentiated from the warmer Matter.
The XH variant targets a specific application — elevated x-height for visual impact in logotypes and headlines — rather than extending the weight range.