HAL Typefaces

 Colant
Display
Text & Italic

HAL Colant is based on “Columbia Antiqua”, a Scotch/Modern-style serif typeface, featuring distinct angular details; originally produced by the Bauer’sche Giesserei (Frankfurt am Main) on the occasion of the 1893 World Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Colant Display, ideal for headlines at larger sizes, is more closely oriented to the original source, while Text Regular and Italic are extended styles with less contrast, optimised for typesetting body texts at smaller sizes.  Download Specimen

Collection
Four Grotesk
Magic
Matex
Repost
Timezone
Twins
Vincent

Design	HAL Typefaces
Production	HAL Typefaces
Styles	Display, Text, Text Italic
File Formats	otf, woff, woff2
Characterset	MacOS Central European Latin
Release Year	2020 (updated 2023)
Spacing/Kerning	Igino Marini

Colant Display

Colant Text

Chicago
Chicago

Leafhop
Leafhop

Display vs. Text

Opentype feature: alternate “a”

Upright ligature “fh”

Columbia Antiqua specimen (Source: Stephen Coles)

 Colant
Display
Text
& Italic

Design	HAL Typefaces
Production	HAL Typefaces
Styles	Display, Text, Text Italic
File Formats	otf, woff, woff2
Characterset	MacOS Central European Latin
Release Year	2020 (updated 2023)
Spacing/Kerning	Igino Marini