Verdana Gras Italique

Designed by Matthew Carter

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Font Name Verdana
Style Gras Italique
Category Sans-Serif
Designer Matthew Carter
Copyright © 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
License Free for Personal Use
Total Character 895
Recommended Line Height 1.22
Ascent 2059
Descent 430
Units Per em 2048
Total Vertical Range 2489
Max Advance Width 3640
Max Advance Height N/A
Underline Position -139
Similar Fonts Tahoma, Geneva, DejaVu Sans, Bitstream Vera Sans

Verdana Gras Italique Font Details : Font Free Download

Verdana Gras Italique (Verdana Bold Italic) was designed by the renowned type designer Matthew Carter for Microsoft Corporation, with manual hinting expertly handled by Tom Rickner. Released in 1996, the Verdana family was specifically engineered to address the challenges of on-screen display, featuring a high x-height, wide proportions, and generous letter spacing to ensure maximum legibility even at small sizes on low-resolution monitors.

The Gras Italique variant provides a robust and dynamic emphasis within the typeface family. Its design focuses on pixel-perfect clarity, making it one of the most successful examples of a font created specifically for digital environments. While it lacks the decorative flourishes of traditional print serifs, its functional beauty and extreme readability have made it a staple in web design and user interface development for decades.

Verdana Gras Italique Best Uses

Web Design

Optimized for body text and navigation menus on digital screens.

User Interfaces

Ideal for application dashboards where clarity is paramount.

Corporate Communications

Suitable for professional emails and digital reports requiring a clean look.

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Package Size: 221.5 KB

Available Formats: .TTF


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