Camera Rounded
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Camera Rounded Plain
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Camera Rounded Plain Mono
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Camera Rounded Mono
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Camera Rounded
Camera Rounded
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Camera Rounded Plain
Camera Rounded Plain
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Camera Rounded Plain Mono
Camera Rounded Plain Mono
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Camera Rounded Mono
Camera Rounded Mono
- Regular & Italic
- Medium & Italic
- Bold & Italic
- Heavy & Italic
- Black & Italic
Features
Alternate a, g, R & G
Gold’s
Ragtime
Alternate a
a → a
Alternate g
g → g
Alternate t
t → t
Alternate G
G → G
Alternate R
R → R
Rounded Punctuation
,;? “”.: ij äöü
,;? “”.: ij äöü
About Camera Rounded
About this typeface
Info
ABC Camera is a reinterpretation of light traps, which were originally used in the 60s and 70s to make text more readable on TV screens. Similar in logic to ink traps, light traps compensated for low resolution: When the font appeared, the screen’s blur filled in its holes so that each letter looked complete. The design has been orbiting around our cosmos for a long time, and it might be one of the most requested typefaces in our inbox to date. Like many of our fonts, it can be considered an “early work” of our co-founder Fabian Harb, conceptualized around Dinamo’s inception days.
In terms of shape, ABC Camera sits somewhere near a classic grotesque, but with a narrower body, freer proportions, and a slightly looser attitude. ABC Camera Rounded takes this further by softening the outlines, taking the family toward a warmer, more playful place. We’ve also added monospace styles, opening up the possibility of sprinkling in a bit of technical flavor. Plus, all versions are available without the holes, for those who prefer things a little more waterproof.
All of Camera’s subfamilies share the same underlying structure and DNA, which means they can be combined and thrown together beautifully. And there’s a couple of alternate glyphs baked into the fonts (a t G R) that you use to customize your own version using our free Font Customizer tool.
Credits
Design: Dinamo (Johannes Breyer, Fabian Harb, Fabiola Mejía, Sascha Bente)
Spacing and Kerning: Igino Marini
Production: Dinamo
Supported Languages
Latin: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Swahili (individual language), German, Italian, Javanese, Malay (individual language), French, Turkish, Polish, Filipino, Indonesian, Yoruba, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Igbo, Northern Uzbek, Romanian, West Central Oromo, Amahuaca, Malagasy, Dutch, Tagalog, Cebuano, Somali, Northern Kurdish, Haitian, Hungarian, Zulu, Nyanja, Shona, Czech, Quechua, Swedish, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Umbundu, Hiligaynon, Iloko, Rundi, Kalenjin, Ganda, Xhosa, Central Kurdish, Afrikaans, Turkmen, Madurese, Low German, Luba-Lulua, Kongo, Danish, Neapolitan, Croatian, Southern Sotho, Minangkabau, Wolof, Finnish, Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo), Slovak, Swiss German, Pedi, Sicilian, Eastern Oromo, Norwegian, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Catalan, Bemba (Zambia), Buginese, Venetian, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Kamba (Kenya), Lombard, Banjar, Soga, Achinese, Gheg Albanian, Nyankole, Balinese, Jamaican Creole English, Yao, Lithuanian, Bosnian, Waray (Philippines), Slovenian, K'iche', Gusii, Kimbundu, Southern Qiandong Miao, Northern Qiandong Miao, Soninke, Meru, Afar, Pampanga, Hani, Tosk Albanian, Standard Latvian, Central Aymara, Southern Aymara, Batak Toba, Toba, North Ndebele, Chiga, Sena, Bini, Galician, Tumbuka, Scots, Tonga (Zambia), Dimli (individual language), Kirmanjki (individual language), Acholi, Anaang, Makonde, Sardinian, Mandinka, Guadeloupean Creole French, Batak Simalungun, Batak Dairi, Batak Mandailing, South Ndebele, Standard Estonian, Ngazidja Comorian, Morisyen, Khasi, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Chokwe, Gourmanchéma, Kabuverdianu, Lushai, Ndonga, Uab Meto, Kekchí, Occitan (post 1500), Yucateco, Bari, Basque, Picard, Piemontese, Welsh, Chavacano, Bena (Tanzania), Nobiin, Konzo, Walloon, Friulian, Kara-Kalpak, Balkan Romani, Crimean Tatar, Vlax Romani, Maltese, Samoan, Silesian, Batak Karo, Mam, Western Frisian, Sango, Zapotec, Tzeltal, Jola-Fonyi, Tzotzil, Ladino, Efik, Tetun Dili, Tetum, Luxembourgish, Asturian, Papiamento, Tedim Chin, Fijian, Icelandic, Wayuu, Mandjak, Mapudungun, Kölsch, Macedo-Romanian, Kaonde, Montenegrin, Breton, Latgalian, Garifuna, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Amis, Caribbean Hindustani, Huastec, Maore Comorian, Mískito, Irish, Gagauz, Sranan Tongo, Corsican, Purepecha, Tok Pisin, Gilbertese, Kashubian, Mwani, Arbëreshë Albanian, Saramaccan, Võro, Atayal, Papantla Totonac, Bikol, Mankanya, Sangu (Tanzania), Seselwa Creole French, Faroese, Andaandi, Tahitian, Orma, Páez, Chamorro, Kalaallisut, Scottish Gaelic, Marshallese, Aguaruna, Chuukese, Maori, Mattokki, Romansh, Ladin, Central Nahuatl, Ojitlán Chinantec, Karelian, Asháninka, Naga Pidgin, Pohnpeian, Shipibo-Conibo, Northern Sami, Shuar, Alekano, Pijin, Walser, Rarotongan, Acheron, Kaingang, Palauan, Mirandese, Upper Sorbian, Dehu, Tuvalu, Aragonese, Bislama, Chachi, Pichis Ashéninka, Ashéninka Perené, Yanesha', Ixcatlán Mazatec, Kven Finnish, Niuean, Achuar-Shiwiar, Lower Sorbian, Hopi, Nomatsiguenga, Eastern Arrernte, Creek, Rotokas, Mohawk, Tokelau, Algonquin, Cofán, Warlpiri, Matsés, Murrinh-Patha, Chiltepec Chinantec, Veps, Amarakaeri, Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association), Oroqen, Cashinahua, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Candoshi-Shapra, Esperanto, Kala Lagaw Ya, Seri, Lule Sami, Southern Sami, Pipil, Caquinte, Inari Sami, Cimbrian, Istro Romanian, Anuta, Meriam Mir, Shawnee, Ido, Aleut, Pintupi-Luritja, Gooniyandi, Ume Sami, Wiradjuri, Volapük, Han, Western Abnaki, Záparo, Munsee, Lojban, Interlingue, Potawatomi, Minang, Manx, Interglossa, Latin, Klingon, Cornish, Novial and Eastern Abnaki
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