Edgar Font Family

Edgar Font Family is an oldstyle text family, designed as a sibling to our Mallory family. It offers a lively rhythm for long-form reading, and also explores the intertwining of personal and public histories.

Edgar owes much to designer Tobias Frere-Jones’ British ancestry, as well as the British typographic tradition. It begins with his great-grandfather Edgar Wallace, a renowned author in early 20th century Britain. Wallace’s novels — mostly crime thrillers — were written with an easy conversational rhythm that Frere-Jones wanted to replicate in the shapes of the text itself. The letterforms touch on the types of William Caslon and Alexander Phemister, drawing on two different centuries of type history.

Swiss designer Nina Stössinger also played a leading role in developing Edgar, particularly its italics. Their different backgrounds, as well as their shared approach to type history, have led to an organic typeface that is both comfortable and compelling.

Thank you to the author for giving us the opportunity to try out their latest font. So, if you want to own this amazing font with a commercial license, you can purchase the full version below.

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Jun 7, 2026
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