Industry: Design

Typeface Design for Fontfabric’s Code Next

Evolution of Code Pro with multi-script reach and variable font support

Code Next is a geometric sans-serif family by Fontfabric, released 27 March 2021 as an evolution of the earlier Code Pro family. Designed by Svetoslav Simov, Mirela Belova, and Stan Partalev, it comprises 22 styles — 10 uprights, 10 italics, and two variable fonts (Roman and Italic) — spanning Hairline to Black. Coverage includes Extended Latin, Extended Cyrillic, and Greek with 1,280+ glyphs and an extensive OpenType feature set.

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Insights

Fontfabric positions Code Next explicitly as a Code Pro evolution, suggesting continuity of core letterform logic alongside expanded technical capabilities.
The 22 styles comprise 10 upright and 10 italic static fonts plus two variable fonts (Roman and Italic).
The 1,280+ glyph count supports Extended Latin, Extended Cyrillic, and Greek, alongside mathematical and navigation symbols.
OpenType features include small caps, standard and discretionary ligatures, contextual and stylistic alternates, stylistic sets, old-style and tabular figures, fractions, superscripts, subscripts, and ordinals.