FAY Basis
Typefaces are an important part of graphic design and creative media. FayType wants to give everyone the opportunity to dive below the surface and gain insights into why typefaces are an amazing, insightful topic with lots of history and worth learning about, while experimenting and providing high quality typefaces for people to use.
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OpenType Features
Styles
- Display Thin
- Display Light
- Display Regular
- Display Book
- Display Medium
- Display Bold
- Display Black
- Display Thin Oblique
- Display Light Oblique
- Display Regular Oblique
- Display Book Oblique
- Display Medium Oblique
- Display Bold Oblique
- Display Black Oblique
- Text Thin
- Text Light
- Text Regular
- Text Book
- Text Medium
- Text Bold
- Text Black
- Text Thin Oblique
- Text Light Oblique
- Text Regular Oblique
- Text Book Oblique
- Text Medium Oblique
- Text Bold Oblique
- Text Black Oblique
About
FAY Basis is a display focused workhorse neo-grotesque inspired by iconic design history. FAY Basis currently contains 2 families: FAY Basis Display and FAY Basis Text. The Display family is designed for large scale use, contains tighter spacing and wider capitals to aid the purpose of display use-cases. The Text family is designed for copytext and small scale uses.
Type Specimen
FAY Basis is a display focused workhorse neo-grotesque inspired by iconic design history. FAY Basis currently contains 2 families: FAY Basis Display and FAY Basis Text. The Display family is designed for large scale use, contains tighter spacing and wider capitals to aid the purpose of display use-cases. The Text family is designed for copytext and small scale uses.
Collection
28 Styles
2 Families
14 Styles per family, 7 weights, 7 oblique
Features
Case-Sensitive Forms, Oldstyle Figures, Tabular Figures, Denominators, Numerators, Fractions, Arrow Symbols, Stylistic Sets
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Glyphs
Supported Languages
374
according to the Hyperglot Database by Rosetta Type and crossreferenced with the Underware Latin Plus Character Set.
Unless otherwise specified, we primarily support languages written in the Latin alphabet.
It's important to note that our definition of language support is based on character coverage, not necessarily on the accuracy of specific font variations. While we strive for comprehensive coverage, there may be instances where certain character styles are not fully represented. If you have questions about a particular language or character, please don't hesitate to contact us.
HideShow Languages
Abron, Abua, Acheron, Achinese, Acholi, Achuar Shiwiar, Adamawa Fulfulde, Adangme, Afar, Afrikaans, Aguaruna, Ahtna, Akoose, Alekano, Aleut, Alonquin, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi Dongolawi, Angas, Anufo, Anuta, Arabela, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Atayal, Awa, Cuaiquer, Awing, Baatonum, Bafia, Bagirmi Fulfulde, Balinese, Balkan Romani, Bambara, Banjar, Baoulé, Bari, Basque, Bassari, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Biali, Bikol, Bini, Bislama, Boko (Benin), Bomu, Bora, Borana, Arsi, Guji Oromo, Borgu Fulfulde, Bosnian, Breton, Buginese, Bushi, Candoshi, Shapra, Caquinte, Caribbean Hindustani, Cashibo, Cacataibo, Cashinahua, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Central Kurdish, Central Nahuatl, Central Eastern Niger Fulfulde, Cerma, Chachi, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chayahuita, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Cofán, Cook Islands Māori, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dehu, Dimli, Duala, Dutch, Dyan, Dyula, Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Maninkakan, Eastern Oromo, Efik, English, Fanti, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Ga, Gagauz, Galician, Ganda, Garifuna, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gonja, Gooniyandi, Gourmanchéma, Guadeloupean Creole French, Gusii, Haitian, Hani, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hopi, Huastec, Hungarian, Hän, Ibibio, Icelandic, Idoma, Igbo, Iloko, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish, Istro Romanian, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec, Jamaican Creole English, Japanese, Javanese, Jenaama Bozo, Jola, Fonyi, K'iche', Kabuverdianu, Kaingang, Kako, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kamba (Kenya), Kaonde, Kaqchikel, Karelian, Kashubian, Kekchí, Kenzi; Mattokki, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirmanjki, Kituba (DRC), Kom (Cameroon), Kongo, Konzo, Koyraboro Senni Songhai, Krio, Kven Finnish, Kölsch, Ladin, Ladino, Latgalian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Lombard, Low German, Lower Sorbian, Lozi, Luba, Lulua, Lule Sami, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish, Maasina Fulfulde, Macedo, Romanian, Makonde, Malagasy, Malaysian, Maltese, Mam, Mamara Senoufo, Mandinka, Mandjak, Manx, Maore Comorian, Maori, Mapudungun, Marshallese, Matsés, Mauritian Creole, Mende (Sierra Leone), Meriam Mir, Meru, Metlatónoc Mixtec, Mi'kmaq, Minangkabau, Mirandese, Mohawk, Montenegrin, Munsee, Murrinh, Patha, Murui Huitoto, Muslim Tat, Mwani, Ménik, Mískito, Naga Pidgin, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Nigerian Fulfulde, Niuean, Nobiin, Nomatsiguenga, Noon, North Azerbaijani, North Marquesan, North Ndebele, Northern Kissi, Northern Kurdish, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Uzbek, Norwegian, Nyamwezi, Nyanja, Nyankole, Nyemba, Nzima, Occitan, Ojitlán Chinantec, Orma, Oroqen, Otuho, Palauan, Pampanga, Papantla Totonac, Papiamento, Paraguayan Guaraní, Pedi, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi, Luritja, Pipil, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Pulaar, Purepecha, Páez, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Saafi, Saafi, Samoan, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Sharanahua, Shawnee, Shilluk, Shipibo, Conibo, Shona, Shuar, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, South Azerbaijani, South Marquesan, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Bobo Madaré, Southern Dagaare, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Estonian, Standard Latvian, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Susu, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Syenara Senoufo, Tagalog, Tahitian, Talysh, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Timne, Tiéyaxo Bozo, Toba, Tok Pisin, Tokelau, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Tonga (Zambia), Tosk Albanian, Tsakhur, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvalu, Twi, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Uab Meto, Umbundu, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Upper Sorbian, Venetian, Veps, Vlax Romani, Võro, Wallisian, Walloon, Walser, Wamey, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wasa, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, West, Central Limba, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Western Niger Fulfulde, Wiradjuri, Wolof, Xhosa, Yagua, Yanesha', Yao, Yoruba, Yucateco, Zapotec, Zarma, Zulu, Zuni, Záparo
OpenType Features
Stylistic Sets
Circled Arrows
ss01
This feature replaces unicode arrows with circled arrows. The circled arrows are as tall as a regular uppercase glyph. Inspired by the NYC Subway signage.
←Subway
Squared Arrows
ss02
This feature replaces unicode arrows with squared arrows. The squared arrows are as tall as a regular uppercase glyph. Inspired by the NYC Subway signage.
Entry↗
Serifless J
ss03
This feature replaces the uppercase J with a version without the serif at the top.
Justified
Number Features
Denominator
dnom
This feature replaces number figures with their denominator forms.
F1234567890
Numerator
numr
This feature replaces number figures with their numerator forms.
F1234567890
Superscript
sups
This feature replaces numbers with smaller Superscript figures, which slightly ascend above the cap height. Subscript are sometimes also referred to as superior numbers.
Source[3]
Subscript
subs
This feature replaces numbers with smaller Subscript figures, which slightly drop below the baseline. Subscript are sometimes also referred to as (scientific) inferior numbers. As the name suggests, often used for scientific notation.
C6H12O6
Tabular Figures
tnum
This feature replaces selected numbers with tabular figures, which have uniform widths. Ideal for tables and data-heavy text, such as financial reports.
F1234567890
Oldstyle Figures
onum
This feature replaces selected numbers with oldstyle figures that enhance the reading flow by adding a size variation rhythm. Ideal for flowing text.
F1234567890
Oldstyle Tabular Figures
tosf
This feature replaces selected numbers with tabular oldstyle figures that keep the positives of normal oldstyle figures as well as giving each number a uniform width, which helps with vertical alignment.
F1234567890
Fractions
frac
This feature enables the automatic use of denominators and numerators when writing fractions. Numbers directly surrounding a slash get replaced by diagonal fractions. The rhythm the smaller glyphs create aid visual clarity.
1 2/3 + 4 6/12
Misc Features
Discretionary Ligatures
dlig
Opposed to Standard Ligatures, Discretionary Ligatures are more decorative in nature. For FAY Basis, there are ligatures for creating arrows. The feature has 3 different arrow lengths, which can be accessed by using a different amount of hyphens when creating the arrow ligatures.
<- Left & Right --->
Ordninals
ordn
This feature replaces certain default lowercase glyphs with their ordinal forms.
1st, 2nd, 3rd
Case Sensitive Forms
case
This feature allows for precise control over letter casing within your text. By enabling case-sensitive styling, you can apply specific typographic treatments to uppercase, lowercase, and title case letters. This is invaluable for creating unique visual effects, such as emphasizing certain words, achieving a distinctive aesthetic, or adhering to specific branding guidelines. With case-sensitive styling, you have the power to fine-tune the visual hierarchy and personality of your text.
(05/02/2016)↗
Glyph Map
Uppercase
Lowercase
Numbers
Uppercase Extended
Lowercase Extended
Symbols
Arrows
Currency Symbols
FAY Basis In Use
License
Typefaces are an important part of graphic design and creative media. FayType wants to give everyone the opportunity to dive below the surface and gain insights into why typefaces are an amazing, insightful topic with lots of history and worth learning about, while experimenting and providing high quality typefaces for people to use.
More about FayType
| Commercial | Trial | |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop | Yes | Personal/Private |
| Web | Yes | Personal/Private |
| Social Media | Yes | Personal/Private |
| App | Yes | Personal/Private |
| School Work | Yes | Yes |
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