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are particularly calligraphic. FF Scala Sans is a very complete sans-serif in its inclusion of true small capitals, lining and non-lining (old style figures) and many ligatures. In 1993, an additional condensed width of the typeface was released. The typefaces are available through Font Shop
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for Sidebar/Table Body in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Modules as well as Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Character Sheets. For a number of years between the mid-2000s and until the mid-2010s, the typeface had been used by
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are two-story. FF Scala Sans italics are true italics, not sloped roman. The lowercase
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Thinking with Type: A critical guide for designers, writers, editors, & students.
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Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Through History.
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Graphic Design and Typography in the Netherlands: A View of Recent Work.
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International. In 2023, the font, alongside its companion
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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
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Category
Classification
Designer(s)
Martin Majoor
Foundry
FontFont
humanist sans-serif
typeface
Martin Majoor
Utrecht
FF Scala
Eric Gill's
Gill Sans
Syntax
FF Scala
Los Angeles Metro
Magyar Narancs
Kwik Trip
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
The Chicago Manual of Style
JBL Sound Systems
The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Louis Art Museum
Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
David Crystal
Martin Majoor's

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