Hoolus Sans

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why Hoolus Sans ▤?
This is the second major release which includes new features, functionality and performance improvements. We intend to update the system with improvements and new features in the future.

How will the fonts appear in my software font menu
On Mac OS the standard and italic typefaces will appear as one font family with the weight value as the style name, for example, Hoolus Sans / 450. On Windows the typefaces will appear as seperate font families for each weight, for example, Hoolus Sans 450 / Regular.

How do I use the web-font?
Add the following text to your CSS file replacing the directory and font name as required:

@font-face {
font-family: 'Hoolus Sans';
src: url('https://sans.hoolus.com/css/fonts/HoolusSansGX.woff2') format('woff2');
font-style: normal;}

@font-face {
font-family: 'Hoolus Sans';
src: url('https://sans.hoolus.com/css/fonts/HoolusSansItalicGX.woff2') format('woff2');
font-style: italic;}

@font-face {
font-family: 'Hoolus Sans Display';
src: url('https://sans.hoolus.com/css/fonts/HoolusSansDisplayGX.woff2') format('woff2');
font-style: italic;}

@font-face {
font-family: 'Hoolus Sans Display';
src: url('https://sans.hoolus.com/css/fonts/HoolusSansDisplayGX.woff2') format('woff2');
font-style: italic;}

Adding the following CSS can optimise performance:

-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
font-smoothing: antialiased;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;

Welcome to Hoolus Sans. Customise your font here.

BASIC

INTERPOLATOR

Weight

Width

X-height

Ink Traps

Terminals

Proportions

Now that you’ve customised the base for your typeface the next step is to choose your character alternates.

Lowercase a

a 1

a 2

a 3

a 4

Lowercase a spur/tail

a 1

a 2

a 3

Lowercase g

g 1

g 2

Shoulder shape

hn 1

hn 2

Lowercase y

y 1

y 2

y 3

y 4

Terminal curve

tfj 1

tfj 2

Lowercase l

l 1

l 2

Uppercase J

J 1

J 2

Uppercase Q

Q 1

Q 2

Q 3

Uppercase R

R 1

R 2

R 3

Uppercase G

G 1

G 2

K/k junction

Kk 1

Kk 2

Now select the alternates for the numerals.

Number 1

1 1

1 2

Number 2

2 1

2 2

Number 3

3 1

3 2

Number 7

7 1

7 2

Numbers 6 & 9

69 1

69 2

69 3

Now select the alternates for the punctuation.

Round or square dots

: 1

: 2

Curly or straight punctuation

; 1

; 2

Add extra weights to your typeface family below.

Add accompanying italics to your typeface. These are set at an angle of 9° and feature the same selections as your upright variation.

Add italics

Choose to substitute a single
story a?

a 1

a 2

Choose your desired optical size and letterspacing. Text styles are designed for use up to 20pt and Display is designed for use above 20pt. Beyond letterspacing the Text variation features optical size adjustments such as increased aperture.

Add both Text and Display versions

abc Text

abc Display

Use Hoolus Sans in your project. Copy this CSS snipet:

INFO

Weight

n n

This controls the visual weight of the typeface. These correspond to commonly used weight categories however you can use any value:

100: Thin
200: Extra Light
300: Light
400: Regular
500: Medium
600: Semi Bold
700: Bold
800: Extra Bold
900: Black

Width

o o

This controls the visual width of the typeface within the range of a normal width typeface.

x-height

This determines the x-height, which is the relationship between the height of the lowercase and uppercase letters.

Inktraps

a a

This controls the amound of tapering and ink traps at stroke junctions. These can aid legibility at small sizes in print and digital reproduction by reducing hotspots. They also can be used stylistically for display copy.

Terminals

c c

This controls the angle of the terminal endings and the aperture of open letterforms. This variable transitions from horizontal to vertical through 90 degrees.

Proportions

This controls the variation in proportion between different shaped characters. This ranges from Modern proportions where characters are of a consistent width to maintain visual uniformity, through to Classic proportions where there is more variation between round and straight sided characters.

Lowercase a

There are four alternate options for the lowercase from classic shapes to a single story alternative.

Lowercase a spur/tail

Choose whether to add a tail or spur to the style of lowercase 'a' selected in the previous step.

Lowercase g

Choose either a single or double story g. If you've selected a single story lowercase a then consider selecting a single story g for consistency.

Shoulder shape

Choose from either a symmetrical or asymmetrical shoulder shape. This applies to the lowercase 'n', 'h', 'm', 'u' and alternate 'y'.

Lowercase y

There are four options for the lowercase y which range from low key and classic through to more playful.

Terminal curve

Choose from classic curved terminals or flat terminals with a more pronounced 90 degree transition. This selection also applies to the alternate uppercase 'J', alternate lowercase 'g' and lowercase 'a' tail.

Lowercase l

Choose from straight-sided 'l' or with a tail. If you selected a lowercase 'a' with a tail then you may choose to apply the same here for consistency.

Uppercase J

There are two options to select from the uppercase 'J' either with the vertical or horizontal terminal ending.

Uppercase Q

The uppercase 'Q' has four alternates which differ in the form of the tail.

Uppercase R

There are three options for the uppercase 'R' ranging from classic forms to a more modern alternative.

Uppercase G

Select from an uppercase 'G' with or without a spur. The spur is only available when the terminal axis is set to less than 25 degrees.

K/k junction

The uppercase 'K' and lowercase 'k' share the same construction. Choose from either a double jointed or single jointed design.

Number 1

There are two alternate styles for the number '1' with either a straight or curved arm.

Numeral 2

There are two alternate styles for the number '2' with either a curved or straight stem.

Numeral 3

There are two alternate styles for the number '3' with either curved or straight upper section.

Numeral 7

There are two alternate styles for the number '7' with either a curved or straight stem.

Numeral 6/9

There are three alternate styles for the number '6' and '9' with either curved or straight terminals.

Round or square dots

Select from round or square dots. This will also effect other punctuation, symbols, and diacritic marks.

Curly or straight punctuation

Select from curly or straight comma. This will also effect other punctuation, symbols, and diacritic marks.

Single story a

You can choose the italicised version of the lowercase 'a' you selected in section 2, or you can opt for a single story lowercase 'a' which is often substituted in italics as it emulates handwriting.

Custom Name

Adding a custom family name adds an additional licencing fee. Please see the Order Summary for details.

If you need multiple subfamilies then copy the URL and repeat the purchase process using the new subfamily name.

On Mac systems the family name is your custom name or Hoolus Sans and the font style names are the Weight values, while on Windows MS Office the Weight value will be affixed to the Family name and they will appear as seperate families in the font menu.

Please note: using a custom name does not make the font exclusive for your use, all licences are non-exclusive and anyone can licence the same font and even use the same name. The font files contain the BuildID and relevant copyright and licence information.

Please see the EULA for further information on licensing.

Trial version

If you would like to try out the typeface in your project before purchasing then you can download a free trial.

The trial versions have a reduced character set and functionality and can not be used in any commercial or live project. Just enter your email address, agree to the EULA and then click download. It will take a few seconds to build your typeface.

Bookmark or save your BuildID then you can come back to purchase the typeface when you are ready or share this with a client.

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U+0043

U+0044

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U+0075

U+0076

U+0077

U+0078

U+0079

U+0041

Aacute

U+00C1

Abreve

U+0102

Acircumflex

U+00C2

Adieresis

U+00C4

Agrave

U+00C0

Amacron

U+0100

Aogonek

U+0104

Aring

U+00C5

Atilde

U+00C3

U+00C6

AEacute

U+01FC

Cacute

U+0106

Ccaron

U+010C

Ccedilla

U+00C7

Ccircumflex

U+0108

Cdotaccent

U+010A

Dcroat

U+0110

Dcaron

U+010E

Eacute

U+00C9

Ebreve

U+0114

Ecaron

U+011A

Ecircumflex

U+00CA

Edieresis

U+00CB

Edotaccent

U+0116

Egrave

U+00C8

Emacron

U+0112

Eogonek

U+0118

Eth

U+00D0

Gbreve

U+011E

Gcircumflex

U+011C

Gcommabelow

U+0122

Gdotaccent

U+0120

Hbar

U+0126

Hcircumflex

U+0124

U+0032

Iacute

U+00CD

Ibreve

U+012C

Icircumflex

U+00CE

Idieresis

U+00CF

Idotaccent

U+0130

Igrave

U+00CC

Imacron

U+0124

Iogonek

U+012E

Itilde

U+0128

Jcircumflex

U+0134

Kcommabelow

U+0136

Lacute

U+0139

Lcaron

U+013D

Lcommabelow

U+013B

Ldot

U+013F

Lslash

U+0141

Nacute

U+0143

Ncaron

U+0147

Ncommaebelow

U+0145

Eng

U+014A

Ntilde

U+00D1

Oacute

U+00D3

Obreve

U+014E

Ocircumflex

U+00D4

Odieresis

U+00D6

Ograve

U+00D2

Ohungarumlaut

U+0150

Omacron

U+014C

Oslash

U+00D8

Oslashacute

U+01FE

Otilde

U+00D5

U+0152

Racute

U+0154

Rcaron

U+0158

Rcommabelow

U+0156

Sacute

U+0158

Scaron

U+0160

Scedilla

U+015E

Scircumflex

U+015C

Scommabelow

U+0218

Double S

ẞ

U+0000

Tbar

U+0166

Tcaron

U+0164

Togonek

U+0162

Tcommaaccent

U+0162

Uacute

U+00DA

Ubreve

U+016C

Ucircumflex

U+00DB

Udieresis

U+00DC

Ugrave

U+00D9

Uhungarumlaut

U+0170

Umacron

U+016A

Uogonek

U+0172

Uring

U+016E

Utilde

U+0168

Wacute

Ẃ

U+1E82

Wcircumflex

U+0174

Wdieresis

Ẅ

U+1E84

Wgrave

Ẁ

U+1E80

Xdotaccent

Ẋ

U+0000

Yacute

U+00DD

Ycircumflex

U+0176

Ydieresis

U+0178

Ygrave

Ỳ

U+1EF2

Zacute

U+0179

Zcaron

U+017D

Zdotaccent

U+017B

Thorn

U+00DE

aacute

U+00C1

abreve

U+0102

acircumflex

U+00C2

adieresis

U+00C4

agrave

U+00C0

amacron

U+0100

aogonek

U+0104

aring

U+00C5

atilde

U+00C3

U+00C6

aeacute

U+01FC

cacute

U+0106

ccaron

U+010C

ccedilla

U+00C7

ccircumflex

U+0108

cdotaccent

U+010A

dcroat

U+0110

dcaron

U+010E

eacute

U+00C9

ebreve

U+0114

ecaron

U+011A

ecircumflex

U+00CA

edieresis

U+00CB

edotaccent

U+0116

egrave

U+00C8

emacron

U+0112

eogonek

U+0118

gbreve

U+011E

gcircumflex

U+011C

gcommaabove

U+0123

gdotaccent

U+0120

hbar

U+0126

hcircumflex

U+0124

U+0032

iacute

U+00CD

ibreve

U+012C

icircumflex

U+00CE

idieresis

U+00CF

idotaccent

U+0130

igrave

U+00CC

imacron

U+0124

iogonek

U+012E

itilde

U+0128

jcircumflex

U+0134

kcommabelow

U+0136

lacute

U+0139

lcaron

U+013D

lcommabelow

U+013B

ldot

U+013F

lslash

U+0141

nacute

U+0143

ncaron

U+0147

ncommaebelow

U+0145

eng

U+014A

ntilde

U+00D1

oacute

U+00D3

obreve

U+014E

ocircumflex

U+00D4

odieresis

U+00D6

ograve

U+00D2

ohungarumlaut

U+0150

omacron

U+014C

oslash

U+00D8

oslashacute

U+01FE

otilde

U+00D5

U+0152

racute

U+0154

rcaron

U+0158

rcommabelow

U+0156

sacute

U+0158

scaron

U+0160

scedilla

U+015E

scircumflex

U+015C

scommabelow

U+0218

double s

U+0000

tbar

U+0166

tcaron

U+0164

togonek

U+0162

tcommaaccent

U+0162

uacute

U+00DA

ubreve

U+016C

ucircumflex

U+00DB

udieresis

U+00DC

ugrave

U+00D9

uhungarumlaut

U+0170

umacron

U+016A

uogonek

U+0172

uring

U+016E

utilde

U+0168

wacute

ẃ

U+1E82

wcircumflex

U+0174

wdieresis

ẅ

U+1E84

wgrave

ẁ

U+1E80

xdotaccent

ẋ

U+0000

yacute

U+00DD

ycircumflex

U+0176

ydieresis

U+0178

ygrave

ỳ

U+1EF2

zacute

U+0179

zcaron

U+017D

zdotaccent

U+017B

thorn

U+00DE

zero

U+0030

one

U+0031

two

U+0032

three

U+0033

four

U+0034

five

U+0035

six

U+0036

seven

U+0037

eight

U+0038

nine

U+0039

zerocircled

⓿

U+24FF

onecircled

❶

U+2776

twocircled

❷

U+2777

threecircled

❸

U+2778

fourcircled

❹

U+2779

fivecircled

❺

U+277A

sixcircled

❻

U+277B

sevencircled

❼

U+277C

eightcircled

❽

U+277D

ninecircled

❾

U+277E

zerocircled

⓪

U+24EA

onecircled

①

U+2460

twocircled

②

U+2461

threecircled

③

U+2462

fourcircled

④

U+2463

fivecircled

⑤

U+2464

sixcircled

⑥

U+2465

sevencircled

⑦

U+2466

eightcircled

⑧

U+2467

ninecircled

⑨

U+2488

zeroinferior

₀

U+2080

oneinferior

₁

U+2081

twoinferior

₂

U+2082

threeinferior

₃

U+2083

fourinferior

₄

U+2084

fiveinferior

₅

U+2085

sixinferior

₆

U+2086

seveninferior

₇

U+2087

eightinferior

₈

U+2088

nineinferior

₉

U+2089

zerosuperior

⁰

U+2080

onesuperior

U+2081

twosuperior

U+2082

threesuperior

U+2083

foursuperior

⁴

U+2084

fivesuperior

⁵

U+2085

sixsuperior

⁶

U+2086

sevensuperior

⁷

U+2087

eightsuperior

⁸

U+2088

nineinferior

⁹

U+2089

fraction

⁄

U+2044

onefraction

⅟

U+215F

onehalf

U+00BD

onethird

⅓

U+2153

twothirds

⅔

U+2154

onequarter

U+00BC

threequarters

U+00BE

period

U+002E

comma

U+002C

colon

U+003A

semicolon

;

U+003B

ellipsis

…

U+2026

exclam

U+0021

exclamdown

U+001A

question

U+003F

questiondown

U+00BF/p>

periodcentered

U+00B7

bullet

•

U+2022

asterisk

U+002A

numbersign

U+0023

slash

U+002F

backslash

U+005C

hyphen

U+002D

endash

–

U+2013

emdash

—

U+2014

underscore

U+005F

parenleft

(

U+0028

parenright

)

U+0029

braceleft

{

U+007B

braceright

}

U+007D

bracketleft

[

U+005B

bracketright

]

U+005D

quotesinglright

‚

U+201A

quotedblbase

„

U+201E

quotedblleft

“

U+201A

quotedblright

”

U+201E

quoteleft

‘

U+201C

quoteright

’

U+201D

guilletmetleft

U+00AB

guilletmetright

U+00BB

guilsinglleft

‹

U+2039

guilsinglright

›

U+203A

quotedbl

U+0022

quotesingle

U+0027

U+0040

ampersand

U+0026

paragraph

U+00B6

section

U+00A7

U+00A9

registered

U+00AE

trademark

™

U+2122

degree

U+00B0

bar

U+007C

cent

U+00A2

dollar

U+0024

euro

€

U+20AC

sterling

U+00A3

yen

U+00A5

plus

U+002B

minus

−

U+2212

multiply

U+00D7

divide

U+00F7

equal

U+003D

greater

U+003E

less

U+003C

asciitilde

U+007E

asciicircum

U+005E

percent

U+0025

Opentype

0px

A
A

Text Display

Auto

Abc

Word

Sentence

Paragraph

Glyphs

Opentype features

Contextual Alternates
Case-Sensitive Forms
Denominators
Fractions
Localized Forms
Alternate Annotation Forms
Numerators
Ordinals
Proportional Figures
Scientific Inferiors
Subscript
Superscript
Tabular Figures
Slashed Zero

Hello font friend.

Welcome to Hoolus Sans, the award-winning customisable typeface platform. Visit on desktop to design, customise and download your own bespoke typeface.

Modify the typeface along six variable axes, customise with a wide range of styles and alternative characters, then download a trial version or licence your typeface.