Type Design for a Multiscript Typeface
Five scripts, one variable type family
Spektra is a variable multi-script type family by Type Salon covering Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, Greek, and Hebrew. It has two variable axes—weight and slant—and each of five weights includes an italic and a backslant style. The heaviest weight is defined by the stroke thickness of Arabic horizontals, cited as an example of how each script's own design characteristics shape the family.
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- The heaviest weight boundary is drawn from Arabic horizontal stroke thickness—used as an example of the design principle that each script's own characteristics inform the family.
- Each weight ships with both an italic and a backslant, giving the slant axis an expressive range beyond conventional italic-only systems.
- Two variable axes span five orthographically distinct scripts, requiring unified parametric decisions across very different letterform conventions.
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