Fixel
MacPaw Fixel is a free, variable, unique grotesque with a human touch.
![A type sample of Fixel, stating: Fixel is a typeface in two styles, Text and Display, and offers nine weight options ranging from Thin to Black. Its distinctive feature is a unique combination of geometric and humanist grotesques, which results in open letter forms, wide width, crisp edges, and low contrast, striking a balance between restraint and a sense of playfulness and dynamism. We intentionally designed Fixel typeface to avoid being overly expressive for improved use with large volumes of text. Nevertheless, certain symbols such as the letters](/img/fonts/fixel/fixel-400.png)
Again, again, Oliver made me aware with his font friday, which was about Fixel this time. Fixel has interesting stylistic alternates, and, as Oliver is pointing out: Compared to Neue Helvetica, the apertures of e and a of Fixel are more open. The typeface is also wider and seems softer.
The alternates are activated with CSS font-feature-settings: "salt", "ss01";
Fixel is available in a display style and in a text style.
![The alternates of Fixel for the latin charset](/img/fonts/fixel-alternates-latin/fixel-alternates-latin-400.png)
![The alternates of Fixel for the cyrillic charset](/img/fonts/fixel-alternates-cyrillic/fixel-alternates-cyrillic-400.png)
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