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Bembo Font

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About the font

The Bembo font is an old-style humanist serif typeface. It was originally cut by Francesco Griffo in 1495.  The famous British graphic designer and typographer Stanley Morison found it and revived it in 1929. The original typeface by morison had contained only four weights and no italics.

However, the design of this font is named after a poet of the 16th century, Pietro Bembo. The typeface was originally used in Pietro Bembo’s book “De Aetna.” it is a book about Bembo’s visit to Mount Etna

Morison’s Bembo design was released in 1929 for typesetting. Its redesign reflects the typesetting requirements of the time and adapts the typeface to machine compositions. The bembo font has two styles and weights: regular and italic.

The digitized data copyright is reserved to The Monotype Corporation 1991-1995. Monotype corporation is the vendor of the font as well. The Bembo font has 230 glyphs, and 1000 units per EM. also, it has horizontal but no kerning; and the font has no fixed width but it is scalable. 

Usage

The Bembo font is a versatile font that can be used in many different ways. You can use this font in bands logo, children book illustration, custom illustration, flayers, banners, and book covers. This font is easy to use and can be adapted to any project.

Also you can use this font is Branding projects, Branding projects, T-shirt designs, Brochures, Homeware designs, App designs, Website and Blog templates, Gaming purposes, Social Media Posts, Advertisements, Magazines, and Online/Offline Newpapers as well.

FAQs

What type of font is this?

Ans: The Bembo font is an old-style humanist serif typeface.

Who designed the font?

Ans: Francesco Griffo, Monotype Studio has designed this font.

What is the most similar font to this one?

Ans: Domaine Display is the most similar font to this one.

Who is Bembo?

Ans: A poet of the 16th century, named: Pietro Bembo. 


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Font Information

Font Name: Bembo

Designer: Francesco Griffo, Monotype Studio

Revived By: Stanley Morison

License: Free For Personal Use

ClassificationSerif
Release/ Publishing Date1495, 1929 for typesetting and 1991-1995 for Monotype Corporation
VersionVersion 1. 047 PS 001. 001 Core 1. 0. 38 makeotf. lib1. 6. 5960
Glyph Count632
Character487
FormatTrueType
Supported Languages100+
CopyrightDigitized data copyright The Monotype Corporation 1991-1995.
Styles and Weights:Bembo,
Bembo Bold Italic
Similar FontDomaine Display,
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