Gravesend Sans
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Gravesend Sans
Full family
Includes: Gravesend Sans Fine, Gravesend Sans Light, Gravesend Sans Medium, Gravesend Sans Bold, Gravesend Sans Heavy, Gravesend Sans Inline, Gravesend Sans Cameo
- About Gravesend Sans
- Smart, legible and elegant, Gravesend Sans is a based on the unique typeface used for the iconic grass-green signage for the Southern Railway. In existence from 1923 to 1948, when the network was nationalised, the Southern Railway linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, the South coast resorts and Kent. The same design was also used for the ‘hawkeye’ signs on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, differentiated by black letters on a yellow background. Includes a selection of authentic arrows and manicules, plus abbreviated ligatures such as ‘St.’ (Saint or Street) ‘Rd.’ (Road) and ‘Jn.’ (Junction). The Cameo version includes many graphic banner elements.
- Designed by
- Rian Hughes
- Current release
- Jan 1, 2001
- Initial release
- Jan 1, 2001
- Script(s)
- Latin
- Language support
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Western Europe, Central/Eastern Europe, Baltic, Turkish, Romanian - Features
- Stylistic Alternates, Discretionary Ligatures, Superscript, Fractions
- Font formats
- .OTF, .WOFF, .WOFF2
- Individual weights & styles (7 fonts)
- Fine, Light, Medium, Bold, Heavy, Inline, Cameo
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