Poetica (typeface)

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Poetica
DesignerRobert Slimbach
Commissioned byAdobe Systems
Date released1992
Sample image of the font Poetica
Sample

Poetica is a calligraphic, ornamental typeface designed by Robert Slimbach for Adobe Systems in 1992.[1][2] As one of the first of the Adobe Originals family of typefaces including a swash version,[1][2][3] it attained a wide usage in digital typography. Regarded as the first family of italic type in digital form,[4] it is available in 21 weights to cater numerous design ideas in a single typeface family.[5]

Poetica features a variety of different ampersand characters.[6]

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