Exo 2 - Google Fonts

About

Exo 2 is a complete redrawing of Exo, a contemporary geometric sans serif typeface that tries to convey a technological/futuristic feeling while keeping an elegant design. Exo is a very versatile font, so it has 9 weights (the maximum on the web) and each with a true italic version. Exo 2 has a more organic look that will perform much better at small text sizes and in long texts.

In March 2020, the family has been updated to a variable font family.

To contribute, see github.com/googlefonts/Exo-2.0.

Designer

Natanael Gama

Inspired by his early typography classes, Natanael decided to start experimenting with fonts and hasn’t stopped since. He is the designer of Exo and Cinzel, two very popular web font families. In 2011 he founded NDISCOVER, a Portuguese Digital Type Foundry. Even though play has become work for Natanael, he still enjoys designing fonts.

ndiscover.com.

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