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Alternative J/ j and Y/y letters #645

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EuriNaiz opened this issue Nov 23, 2023 · 2 comments
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Alternative J/ j and Y/y letters #645

EuriNaiz opened this issue Nov 23, 2023 · 2 comments
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@EuriNaiz
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Some time ago I started to design my own typography, but researching Helvética (r) I realised that Inter (display) IS all I wanted so, I dropped the idea and I decided to wait the 4.0 release, but there are not J with "hat" and flat j letters that I´d like to use, so I have created a little concept for a J and j and a try for Y and y (the y look a little weird, I made it fast, just for concept) alternative characters.

I hope this could be made possible on inter as alternative characters.
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rsms commented Mar 23, 2024

I don't think I will ever add these to Inter. I recommend making your own version

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inferno986return commented Sep 30, 2024

@EuriNaiz My feedback:

  • I would love that "y" design considering that I do glyph substitution for "Inter Infant"
  • The uppercase "J" could be a good start for an Inter Mono variant which I would love to use.
  • I am not keen on the curved uppercase "Y", it's too whimsical for a neo-grotesque and Inter isn't geometric enough to warrant it.
  • I strongly dislike the non-tailed lowercase "j" which is also used in Futura too. To me it adds unnecessary ambiguity especially to a UI font which is designed to be highly legible

If you are able to create your own Inter variant I am interested in trying it out. 😊

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