Emerson

From Nonpareil Type

The Emerson type was designed by Joseph Blumenthal (proprietor of the famous Spiral Press in New York) in the 1930s. Originally cut by hand in metal under the name “Spiral,” the font was soon after released for machine composition under the name “Emerson” (after the hand-printed Spiral Press edition of Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson). Small caps and an Italic were added for the hot type version.

When originally reviewed in Signature in England the writer commented on how Emerson, with its strong serifs and good weight, was well suited for offset and other printing methods; aside from the then-dominant letterpress: “The open counters, absence of fine lines and sturdy, though not heavy, serifs make it particularly suitable for offset and gravure reproduction.” With that in mind it is ironic that Emerson is the only one of the typefaces deemed among the twenty classics by Monotype that had not been offered in a digital version — until now.

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Emerson Book

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Emerson Display Book Italic

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Character Map
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Uppercase Letter Latin

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    Emerson Superfamily

    4 styles

    From $114.99
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      Book
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      Book Italic
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      Book
    • Aa
      Book Italic

    Emerson Family

    Book • Book Italic

    From $64.99
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      Book
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      Book Italic

    Emerson Display Family

    Book • Book Italic

    From $64.99
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      Book
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      Book Italic

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  • Host fonts on your website and display live text using HTML and @font-face CSS. Pricing is based on your monthly pageviews.

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  • Embed fonts directly in a mobile app. Licensing is based on the number of app titles and covers distribution across platforms like iOS and Android, for apps with up to 25,000 monthly active users.

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  • Install fonts on your computer to create static assets like logos, social media images, presentations, and print materials. Each person who installs the font needs a license. Embedding in apps, automated systems, or hosting on a website requires a different license.

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