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Typeface 4.1

July 28th, 2025
Character

Exporting Glyphs

Fonts are mainly used to render text on your screen. You type characters in your document and the font displays its glyphs for each of those characters.

But sometimes you may want to use just a single specific character. For example to use it as an icon in your design, or perhaps as base shape for a monogram or logo.

Now you can drag and drop a character from the Characters detail tab and export it as vector. Drop it directly into your design and you’ll get an editable shape. Most major design apps should support this and Typeface automatically switches formats based on the target design application.

You can also drag a character to Finder or your Desktop. You’ll get a nice .svg file which can be edited further, or used directly as icon.

Filtering Characters

The bottom toolbar of the Characters tab now has three new features: categories, search and sorting.

Font character categories, search and sorting

Categories

The categories dropdown allows you to focus on a specific set of characters that a font supports. Characters are separated by script Latin, Greek, Cyrillic etc. and by type Numeral, Currency, Math etc.

The Additional Glyphs category contains glyphs that are not directly mapped to a Unicode character. These could be used for advanced layout (OpenType/AAT) features, such as ligatures or alternates (see the Features tab). Or they may be unmapped, which means they cannot be used in standard texts. But you can export these glyphs as vector from Typeface.

Search

Using the new search field you can find the exact character you need. You can search for a Unicode name, such as "Omega", and all variants of the Greek letter omega will be visible. The app also searches custom glyph names, if these are included in the font.

Additionally, you can enter a single specific character. For example search for "A" and all ‘A’ characters will be displayed, including accented variants.

It’s also possible to search for a character by Unicode code point. For example "U+A9" will find the copyright symbol ‘©’. You can enter the code point in decimal "169", hexadecimal "A9" or Unicode "U+00A9" formats.

Sorting

When you open the Characters tab you may notice that the font characters are displayed in a new, more useful, order. The new default is a custom Alphabetic ordering, which sorts characters by script and groups similar characters together. This allows you to get a quick overview of alphabetic letters and it’s much easier to see which diacritics are supported.

The original Unicode sorting is also available. This orders characters by their Unicode code point. While characters are generally grouped by script in Unicode Blocks, letters may be mixed with symbols and punctuation, and some similar characters may not be close together.

Finally there is a Glyph ordering. This is the order of the glyphs as they’re stored internally in the font. Typically that may not be very useful as it is often the same as Unicode ordering. But it could be handy for certain fonts that have custom symbol glyphs.

Enjoy!

NEW Character export: drag and drop individual characters to use as vector in design apps or export as SVG
NEW Character categories: view characters grouped by script and general category in Characters detail view - OptJ
NEW Character search: find the character you need by Unicode name, Unicode code point or glyph name - OptF
NEW Character sorting: order characters alphabetically, by unicode or by internal glyph order - OptR
NEW Unmapped glyphs: view all glyphs contained in a font that are not mapped to a character
IMPROVED Empty characters and glyphs are filtered from Characters detail view
IMPROVED Added Unicode Block and Unicode General Category information to character context menu
IMPROVED Added character names and search for Hangul Syllables and CJK Ideographs
IMPROVED Show regular font in preview grid when grouping by family and using custom sorting
IMPROVED Consistently target filtered fonts when using Collection mode
IMPROVED Support type select to scroll to a font when using descending sort
FIXED Unlock view menu sort items directly after purchasing Pro
FIXED Prevent crash when viewing OpenType features of Unifont
FIXED Support Font Switch for Sketch 2025.1+
FIXED Support Font Switch for Adobe After Effects 2025+
FIXED Update overview background color when changing theme in detail view
FIXED Refresh preview after changing main family preview while using custom sorting

Typeface 4.0.1

May 7th, 2025

IMPROVED Added Font > View Details main menu item to view details of the currently selected font
IMPROVED Persistently update access permission when importing an already imported folder that is not accessible anymore
IMPROVED Preselect last known path when relinking an inaccessible imported folder
FIXED Added additional checks to prevent blank main menu when reopening app after macOS sleep on another desktop space
FIXED Prevent crash when a subfolder is selected and the Pro trial is expired while app is open
FIXED Prevent crash when updating the list of externally activated fonts fails
FIXED Correctly update Detail List Styles table when a font is removed
FIXED Allow ordering by style and weight when library contains fonts with invalid font weights
FIXED Parse glyph names of fonts that contain unexpected string encodings
FIXED Clean up preview input options when opening/closing many times
FIXED Hide Writing Tools floating button when closing preview input options panel
FIXED Reveal background loading progress when importing a folder directly after launch
FIXED Prevent crash when removing the Font Book location immediately after first launch
FIXED Show empty message on Variables detail page when inspecting a color font with a single palette preset
FIXED Correctly update imported folder name when multiple folders have been renamed in Finder
FIXED Restore original window height when reconnecting an external display
FIXED Update previews when resizing the window vertically
FIXED Changed size of settings toolbar icons
FIXED Keep main menu items enabled when clearing search field in detail view

Typeface 4.0

April 17th, 2025
Boundless

List view

Switch to the brand new List view to get a tabular overview of your fonts with detailed font metadata.

The List view is not just a simple table with technical font info — fonts are grouped by family and display useful aggregate data for all fields. Such that you can quickly see which families contain fonts from multiple locations, different versions or manufacturers.

Fonts list overview

The Style Range graph in the style column presents a visual summary of family font styles. This allows you to see at a glance whether a family contains a wide range of font styles, or just a single one. The graph marks font members by weight: light on the left to bold on the right, and has separate indicators for roman/italic and multiple variants.

You can toggle between List (tabular data) and Grid (previews) using the view button in the toolbar. Alternatively choose View > as List from the main menu, or press Command1 for Grid, Command3 for List.

Columns can be adjusted by right clicking (or Control-clicking) on the table header, or by long pressing on the toolbar view button. Click on any column header to change the order of your fonts.

Learn more about the List view

Partial families

To make working with the List view more intuitive there has been an under-the-hood change of how families are grouped. Previously grouped families would always show all fonts in a family, even if not all family members would match your current tag or filters. For example if you attached a tag to single regular font, the grid still showed the full family including light and bold when browsing that tag.

Partial font family

Now both the Grid and List support partial families. Families will only show the family members that exactly match the filters and tags you have selected. This is particularly useful if you have duplicate fonts from separate locations. Selecting a location in the sidebar will now exclusively show fonts from that location, and family members from other locations will not be grouped together anymore.

Enjoy!

NEW List view with tabular font metadata
NEW Added new sorting options available via View > Sort By
NEW Fonts grouped by family can now be partially filtered
NEW Added path and family columns to List Styles detail view
IMPROVED Switch between Grid, Column and List views in the View menu
IMPROVED Added colored font kind icons TT OT WF P1 for better contrast
IMPROVED Keep tag attach panel visible when scrolling in overview
IMPROVED Keep location popover in correct position when scrolling through List
IMPROVED Allow dragging an inverted tag from sidebar by holding down the Option key
IMPROVED Indicate partial families in context menu and during drag
IMPROVED Show info when font cannot be loaded on double click
IMPROVED Added new variable axes definitions from Google Fonts
IMPROVED Order Adobe and Google imports at the top of the imported locations in the sidebar
IMPROVED Improve hit detection when dragging tags in the sidebar
FIXED Prevent blank main menu when reopening app after macOS sleep
FIXED Exclude fonts from other subfolders with the same path prefix when selecting a subfolder in the sidebar
FIXED Prevent crash when removing a subfolder of an imported location in Finder
FIXED Immediately dismiss alerts when Return/Escape keys are pressed
FIXED Allow dragging the in-app purchase panel to move it on screen
FIXED Attach style tags only once when restoring tags of previously removed fonts
FIXED Prevent crash when removing the primary font when viewing family details
FIXED Prevent crash when moving font files to a different subfolder in Finder

Typeface 4.0 requires macOS 12 Monterey or later. This update is free for everyone. New Pro features, such as List view, may require an extension of your license.

Typeface 3.15.3

December 11th, 2024

IMPROVED Support switching different font styles in Word and PowerPoint
FIXED Prevent crash when changing sidebar size in System Settings
FIXED Show error message when refreshing a missing location
FIXED Fixed localization typos
FIXED Prevent auto activation of fonts that may cause render issues in Mail

Typeface 3.15.2

October 16th, 2024

NEW Added Japanese translations provided by Masahito Kawai — ありがとう!
IMPROVED Added Reset Preview Colors keyboard shortcut CommandShiftOptionC
IMPROVED Respect preview border padding when scrolling to a specific font preview using keyboard keys
IMPROVED Added new activation icons with contrasting shapes to high contrast themes for accessibility
FIXED Allow changing preview colors the first time launching the app
FIXED Updated Dutch translations
FIXED Import empty tags from tag backups
FIXED Correctly reset variable slider when holding down Shift/Command/Option keys
FIXED Adjusted high contrast theme colors to improve legibility of various icons
FIXED Prevent greying out main preview buttons in Family Editor when switching to another window
FIXED Correctly position input field placeholder of Family Editor when changing themes
FIXED Added support for auto activation and Font Switch in Adobe InDesign 2025

Typeface 3.15.1

September 30th, 2024

IMPROVED Use typographic quotes in Body Text layouts
IMPROVED Updated Czech translations
IMPROVED Toggle color panel when using keyboard shortcut Command-Shift-C
IMPROVED Updated Unicode 16 character info
FIXED Allow Control-click on selected tags in the sidebar to view the context menu
FIXED Stop handling auto activation requests immediately when quitting the app
FIXED Show main menu when opening app from background mode after sleep on Sonoma
FIXED Prevent setting grey preview color when opening About panel

Typeface 3.15

September 19th, 2024
Polychrome

Black on white is the most common way to display typography. With a lot of contrast it also makes sense for previewing the overall shape and character of your fonts.

But you may already have a specific color palette in mind for a project. Or perhaps you want to see what a font looks like in low contrast situations.

Therefore I’m excited to announce a colorful new update: you can now customize colors for preview text and backgrounds directly in Typeface app.

No need to switch back and forth to your design app anymore to preview a font on a vivid business card, flyer or website. Switch to the colors of your choice by choosing View > Show Colors from the main menu, or click on the color wheel button in the Pr preview text panel.

What’s super cool? The interface subtly adjusts to the colors you pick, to fully immerse yourself in the theme. And if you need additional contrast for accessibility choose one of the new high contrast themes in Settings.

In addition to colorizing regular fonts, you can also preview color palettes of color fonts (COLRv0). These special fonts contain several layers which can be colored separately to create nice effects. Use the Variables detail tab to adjust these palettes.

Enjoy!

NEW Customize preview text and background colors
NEW Configure interface tinting in Settings to colorize interface based on preview colors
NEW Preview predefined color palettes for color fonts in the detail Variables tab
NEW Added two new themes for light/dark mode to increase contrast of font names and other UI elements
IMPROVED Support small/medium/large sidebar font sizes according to Sidebar icon size value in System Settings > Appearance
IMPROVED Follow context menu font size according to System Settings > Accessibility > Display > Menu Bar Size
IMPROVED Added option to disable changing previews when hovering over variable sliders
IMPROVED Added option to hide variable axes marked as hidden in font file
IMPROVED Snap to variable slider markers by holding down the Option key
IMPROVED Added tooltip for columns button in list styles detail view
IMPROVED Increased selection border width a bit on retina screens for improved visibility
FIXED Correctly render OpenType feature previews for color fonts in dark mode
FIXED Swapped tooltips for Characters & Waterfall text layout buttons
FIXED Prevent marking characters as missing glyphs for variable fonts in body text layouts if tracking value is non-zero
FIXED Reduce spacing between info table rows when printing detail view of a font
FIXED Prevent flash of empty cells when viewing family preview styles detail tab
FIXED Properly colorize underlined preview text in dark mode
FIXED Prevent clipping of info buttons in small body text blocks
FIXED Prevent crash when double clicking on empty space in Duplicate Finder
FIXED Prevent crash when importing or adding fonts to a tag while the Preview Text filter is enabled
FIXED Automatically show main window when launching app on macOS 15 Sequoia and Background Mode is enabled