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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Introducing: Global font rankings and stats! Now you can view global font usage, watch daily leaderboards, track best fonts of the month, observe total usage numbers and ranking changes. All that for free an directly on our website. fontba.se/tools/rankings

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We now officially support missing font auto-activation in Figma! You can get our plugin here: bit.ly/3TPZucn

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

License management in FontBase. Simply add some fonts, add licenses, set the number of maximum seats. And bada bing bada boom you and your team will now stay compliant!

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Introducing the FontMarket provider! We've partnered up with FontMarket to bring you 2164 high quality fonts inside your favorite font manager. Subscribe and use the fonts in a single click, just like Google fonts. Read more: fontba.se/blog/fontba...

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Discover is now available in the latest FontBase release! All new font releases from 60+ foundries across the globe, gathered on a single page, updated daily. Get to know about new fonts before everyone else. Free to join for any foundry. Check it out: bit.ly/4p0Cl2m

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Remember the IDEO font map? Well, it's gone and not available anymore for quite some time now. But guess who's doing a better (hopefully) version of it?

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

3. Added Details tab. On that, you can copy information from the font "name" table, such as author, license, website, and more.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

2. Improved Glyphs tab. Glyphs are now grouped by Unicode categories. You can search glyphs by name or by Unicode group name. Also, tab performance with many glyphs is much faster now.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Font family page updates in FontBase! Here's what you may have missed: 1. Improved style selection. The select dropdown is now on top of the page. Double clicking a style now navigates to the Waterfall tab directly.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

20th century: Sans-serif fonts emerged (no serifs, even thickness). Phototypesetting in the 1960s revolutionized production, leading to today's digital typography.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Evolution continued: Transitional types (17th century) added more contrast, Baskerville's sharp forms were "shocking" in the 1700s, then came Baroque variations mixing roman & italic on same lines.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Renaissance brought vertical stems, circular bowls & crisp serifs. Aldus Manutius introduced italic type in 1495 to save space. Claude Garamond's famous typeface from the 1530s is still widely used today.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

1440: Gutenberg's printing press changed everything. His Bible used Gothic typeface, but Roman letters inspired by classical inscriptions soon emerged. Nicolas Jenson created one of the first balanced Roman typefaces in Venice ~1470.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Medieval monks became scribes, evolving letters from rounded "uncial" shapes to sharp Carolingian minuscule under Charlemagne. Then came dense, angular Blackletter (Gothic script) - beautiful but hard to read.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

A really short history of type. 🧵 Roman letters started as inscriptions carved in stone in 8th century BC. Romans adapted the Greek alphabet, creating the foundation for all Western scripts. These early letters had thick/thin strokes & serifs - still influencing type today.

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FontBase @fontbaseapp.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Oi, a thread about italics! 🧵👇 True italics aren't just slanted text! They're completely redrawn typefaces with cursive structure, like handwriting. Compare a true italic 'a' vs roman 'a' - totally different shapes.

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