Ikarus

Ikarus

  • Thin & Italic
  • Light & Italic
  • Regular & Italic
  • Medium & Italic
  • Bold & Italic
  • Heavy & Italic
  • Black & Italic
  • Ultra & Italic

About Ikarus

About this typeface

Info

Ikarus is a humanist double-family: a sturdy, monolinear text design on one side, an articulate, high-contrast companion for headlines and display on the other. Rooted in wayfinding, it features open terminals and clearly distinctive letterforms—optimized for readability at a distance, in challenging light conditions, and at the smallest type sizes. Three widths (Condensed, Normal, and Extended), eight weights per subfamily, and matching italics give it a serious range. A variable font axis ties it all together, allowing seamless movement between Ikarus’ extremes.

Credits

Design: Dinamo (Fabian Harb, Erkin Karamemet, Johannes Breyer
Spacing and Kerning: Igino Marini
Production: Dinamo

Supported Languages

Latin: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Swahili (individual language), Italian, German, Javanese, Malay (individual language), French, Turkish, Polish, Filipino, Indonesian, Yoruba, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Igbo, Northern Uzbek, West Central Oromo, Romanian, Amahuaca, Malagasy, Dutch, Tagalog, Cebuano, Somali, Northern Kurdish, Haitian, Hungarian, Nyanja, Zulu, Shona, Czech, Swedish, Quechua, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Umbundu, Hiligaynon, Iloko, Rundi, Kalenjin, Ganda, Xhosa, Central Kurdish, Afrikaans, Turkmen, Madurese, Low German, Luba-Lulua, Kongo, Danish, Neapolitan, Southern Sotho, Croatian, Minangkabau, Wolof, Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo), Finnish, Slovak, Swiss German, Pedi, Sicilian, Eastern Oromo, Norwegian, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Bemba (Zambia), Catalan, Buginese, Kamba (Kenya), Venetian, Lombard, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Banjar, Soga, Achinese, Gheg Albanian, Nyankole, Balinese, Jamaican Creole English, Yao, Lithuanian, Bosnian, Waray (Philippines), Slovenian, K'iche', Gusii, Southern Qiandong Miao, Northern Qiandong Miao, Kimbundu, Soninke, Meru, Afar, Pampanga, Hani, Tosk Albanian, Standard Latvian, Central Aymara, Southern Aymara, Batak Toba, Toba, Sena, Chiga, North Ndebele, Bini, Galician, Tumbuka, Scots, Acholi, Dimli (individual language), Kirmanjki (individual language), Tonga (Zambia), Makonde, Anaang, Sardinian, Mandinka, Guadeloupean Creole French, Batak Dairi, Batak Simalungun, Ngazidja Comorian, Standard Estonian, Batak Mandailing, South Ndebele, Morisyen, Khasi, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Chokwe, Gourmanchéma, Kabuverdianu, Lushai, Ndonga, Occitan (post 1500), Uab Meto, Kekchí, Yucateco, Basque, Bari, Piemontese, Welsh, Picard, Chavacano, Bena (Tanzania), Nobiin, Konzo, Friulian, Walloon, Kara-Kalpak, Balkan Romani, Crimean Tatar, Vlax Romani, Maltese, Samoan, Silesian, Batak Karo, Mam, Western Frisian, Sango, Zapotec, Tzeltal, Jola-Fonyi, Tzotzil, Ladino, Efik, Tetum, Luxembourgish, Tetun Dili, Asturian, Papiamento, Tedim Chin, Fijian, Icelandic, Wayuu, Mandjak, Mapudungun, Macedo-Romanian, Kölsch, 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, Arbëreshë Albanian, Mwani, Saramaccan, Võro, Atayal, Papantla Totonac, Bikol, Sangu (Tanzania), Mankanya, 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, Shuar, Alekano, Northern Sami, Pijin, Walser, Rarotongan, Acheron, Kaingang, Palauan, Mirandese, Upper Sorbian, Dehu, Aragonese, Tuvalu, Chachi, Bislama, 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, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Cashinahua, Candoshi-Shapra, Esperanto, Kala Lagaw Ya, Seri, Lule Sami, Southern Sami, Caquinte, Pipil, Inari Sami, Cimbrian, Istro Romanian, Anuta, Meriam Mir, Shawnee, Ido, Aleut, Pintupi-Luritja, Gooniyandi, Ume Sami, Wiradjuri, Han, Volapük, Western Abnaki, Záparo, Munsee, Lojban, Interlingue, Latin, Potawatomi, Eastern Abnaki, Manx, Novial, Klingon, Interglossa, Cornish and Minang

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