Zapfino

Zapfino
CategoryFormal script
Designer(s)Hermann Zapf
FoundryLinotype
VariationsZapfino Extra
variant glyphs representing the character e (allographs of e)

Zapfino is a calligraphic typeface designed for Linotype by typeface designer Hermann Zapf in 1998. It is based on an alphabet Zapf originally penned in 1944. As a font, it makes extensive use of ligatures and character variations (for example, the lower case letter d has nine variations).