Italics were added to Lunica by Thomas Hirter

Italics were added to Lunica by Thomas Hirter


Lunica is a single line weight serif font available in four styles – thin, light, regular, and medium – for both italic and roman type.

Created by Bern-based designer Thomas Hirter. Inspired by the basic letterforms of the cinema subtitles during his years in Stockholm, Hirter added serifs to reflect the charm of the Swedish language. The serifs are abstracted with a geometric quarter circle, and they give the unique typeface a poetic character. Nonetheless, Lunica offers great legibility at small sizes.

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