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A contemporary grotesque grounded in nineteenth-century sans-serif research
Theinhardt is a grotesque typeface designed by François Rappo for Optimo, developed through close study of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century sans-serif origins. It is named after Ferdinand Theinhardt, a figure whose work helped define the grotesque genre. The family spans nine weights with matching italics, and extends across six width variants plus a monospaced subfamily, covering Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts.
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- Rappo studied grotesque origins before drawing Theinhardt, positioning the design as a historical synthesis rather than a revival of any single source.
- The family was released nearly fifty years after the arrival of neo-grotesque typefaces, deliberately situating itself within that lineage while remaining distinct from it.
- Fraction numerals were redrawn at smaller sizes with adjusted weights to maintain visual consistency within the typeface system.
- Superscript, subscript, numerator, and denominator glyphs are all drawn heavier than their scaled-down size would suggest, compensating for optical thinning.
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