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OpenType features include small caps, fractions, ligatures, lining figures, old style figure, ordinals, subscript/superscript. OpenType version supports ISO Adobe 2, Adobe CE, Latin extended characters. These fonts have 3, 2, 2 weight(s) respectively, with complementary italics except in extra compressed. Condensed versions were added by David Berlow. In 1991, ITC commissioned the Font Bureau in Boston to create condensed, compressed and extra compressed versions of ITC Franklin Gothic. This version has 4 weights, with complementary italics. This digital interpretation became the standard for the digitized ITC Franklin Gothic family. The idea was that the same font could be used to set type from tiny 6-point text to billboard-size letters. However, when Adobe commissioned the early digital fonts of ITC Franklin Gothic, the fonts were based on the display design, but characters were modified and spaced so they could also be used at small sizes. The font was originally released as two designs: one for display type and one for text. Other characteristics of this typeface consist of organic features that distinguish it from the geometric sans serifs. Caruso’s redrawing of Franklin Gothic for ITC consist of a slightly enlarged x-height and a moderately condensed lowercase alphabet. Victor Caruso drew the multi-weight family for the International Typeface Corporation ( ITC) in 1980. Franklin Gothic has several widths and weights including Franklin Gothic book, medium, demi, heavy, condensed, and extra condensed.

The tail of the Q curls down from the bottom center of the letter-form in the book weight and shifts slightly to the right in the bolder fonts.įranklin Gothic has an extra bold weight with a combination of subtle irregularities, tapering of strokes near junctions, in its roman form. Other main distinguishing characteristics are the tail of the Q and the ear of the g. Franklin Gothic can be distinguished from other sans serif typefaces, as it has a more traditional double-story g.

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