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Orbiter
Orbiter is a typeface designed with the everyday in mind. It features a squared, grotesque construction. With an ample x-height and chamfered joints, Orbiter holds up when set in small text or large signage. It also boasts over 380 glyphs and support for a wide range of Latin-based languages.
Orbiter is available in 6 different weights. A single-axis variable font is included on all full family purchases. Contact me to purchase a license. Free trial fonts are also available for testing and evaluation purposes.
Orbiter Regular
Orbiter Medium
Orbiter SemiBold
Orbiter Bold
Orbiter ExtraBold
Orbiter Black
Low Contrast
Orbiter sports low contrast between the horizontal and vertical strokes. In Orbiter Black, the horizontal strokes are 70% as thick as the vertical strokes and in Orbiter Regular this number rises to 82%. To create the illusion of even less contrast, some of the terminals are tapered slightly (such as the ‘a’ pictured here) so that the round strokes can maintain more of their weight when connecting to a vertical stroke.
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Case-Sensitive
There are several features specific to the uppercase letters. Diacritical marks are set tighter over capital letters and punctuation can be substituted for case-sensitive variants when setting text in all-caps.
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