Originally developed as a typeface for personal use, Starter has evolved into a comprehensive super family. Spanning a wide range of styles — from uprights to italics and monospaced cuts — it blends meticulous craftsmanship with a contemporary tone. Starter works exceptionally well for both small texts and larger headlines. First drawn in 2017 under the name “Sonntags Grotesk”, the typeface was refined and extended in early 2018. The initial release included Regular, Medium, and Bold weights, followed by Light and Black in 2019. Finally, Thin and Ultra weights completed the family in late 2024. The fully revised version of the typeface features 30 styles — ten weights with matching italics and monos — each equipped with an extended Latin character set and a broad range of OpenType features.

Weights 10
Styles 3
Designer Tobias Hönow
First sketch 2018
Release 01.11.2024
Version 2.0
Formats OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2
OpenType Features aalt, case, dnom, frac, fwid, liga, locl, numr, ordn, sups, subs, tnum, zero, ss01, ss02, ss03, ss04, ss05, ss06, ss07, ss08, ss11, ss12, ss15, ss16, ss17
Supported Languages 93 (show all)

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Starter is a contemporary super family rooted in neo-grotesque tradition, with geometric influences shaping its open forms and even spacing.

Designed for high legibility across all sizes, it balances low stroke contrast with consistent optical rhythm, making it equally suited for physical and digital goods.

The family comes in 10 weights and three complementary styles: Regular, Italic, and Mono.

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