Hermes Condensed
Hermes
OpenType Features
Case Sensitive Forms
All Caps [cpsp]
This function formats the text in uppercase and adjusts spacing between all capital letters. It also applies the ‘Case Sensitive Forms’ feature which replaces certain characters with alternates that are better suited for all capital text, especially related to punctuation.
«Optimo»
(4−7+8)
(){}‹›«»-–—
+±÷−=≠¬
«Optimo»
(4−7+8)
(){}‹›«»-–—
+±÷−=≠¬
Contextual Alternates
[calt]
This feature adapts the position of a glyph after its surrounding context. For instance, a dash placed between two uppercase letters or numbers will be replaced by an uppercase version of the dash, slightly higher. This feature is usually active by default in Adobe applications.
5x5
A-A B–0 1—2
-> –> <– <-
5x5
A-A B–0 1—2
-> –> <– <-
Alternate I J i j l
Stylistics Set [ss01]
This feature replaces glyph(s) with stylistic alternate(s).
IJijl
ÌÌÍÍÎÎÏĮĨĪĬĴ
ììííîîïįĩīĭĵĺļľŀł
IJijl
ÌÌÍÍÎÎÏĮĨĪĬĴ
ììííîîïįĩīĭĵĺļľŀł
Alternate W m w
Stylistics Set [ss02]
This feature replaces glyph(s) with stylistic alternate(s).
Wwm
ẂẀẄwẃẁẅ
Wwm
ẂẀẄwẃẁẅ
Alternate a
Stylistics Set [ss03]
This feature replaces glyph(s) with stylistic alternate(s).
a
àáâãäåǻāăą
a
àáâãäåǻāăą
Numerators
Numerators [numr]
This feature substitutes glyphs with their matching smaller alternates. The numerators are the same glyphs that are used to create fractions, their vertical position remains within the capital letters height. These glyphs are reduced in size and designed slightly heavier to keep them consistent with the rest of the font.
Denominators
Denominators [dnom]
This feature substitutes glyphs with their matching smaller alternates and low position glyphs. The denominators are the same glyphs that are used to create fractions, their vertical position remains within the base line. These glyphs are reduced in size and designed slightly heavier to keep them consistent with the rest of the font.
Superscript/Superiors
Superscript / Superiors [sups]
This feature substitutes glyphs with their matching smaller alternates which are set slightly above the height of the capital letters. These glyphs are reduced in size and designed slightly heavier to keep them consistent with the rest of the font.
Habcdefghijklm
Hnopqrstuvwxyz
Habcdefghijklm
Hnopqrstuvwxyz
Standard Ligatures
Standard Ligatures [liga]
Standard ligatures replaces a sequence of characters with a single ligature glyph, they are designed to improve kerning and readability of certain letter pairs.
Small Caps
Small Caps [smcp]
This feature formats the text from lowercase or uppercase to small caps. Depending on the software used, lowercase may be affected only when a word starts with a capital.
abcdefghijklmn
opqrstuvwxyz
abcdefghijklmn
opqrstuvwxyz
All Small Caps
All Small Caps [c2sc]
This feature formats the text from lowercase or uppercase to small caps. Depending on the software used, lowercase may be affected only when a word starts with a capital.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
OPQRSTUVWXYZ
0123456789
ABCDEFGHIJKLMN
OPQRSTUVWXYZ
0123456789
Character Map
Uppercases
Small Caps
Accented Uppercases
Accented Lowercases
Accented Small Caps
Lowercases
Stylistic Alternates
Standard Ligatures
Lining Figures
Numerators
Denominators
Superscripts/Superiors
Symbols
Mathematical Symbols
Currencies
Ordinals
About
Hermes is a reinterpretation of a typeface sample named Epoca, produced by a Hermes 3000 typewriter. Through its simple geometrical shapes and low-contrast strokes, the typeface embodies the idea of modernity at the age of mechanical writing machine. The Hermes 3000 is a lightweight portable typewriter that was manufactured in Switzerland. Easily recognizable by its seafoam color, the original Model 1 was introduced in 1958. Notably, it was the last typewriter Jack Kerouac owned—he used it from 1966 until his death in 1969, after which it hit the auctions at Christie’s, in 2010.
As monospaced fonts were customary on typewriters, Hermes undoubtedly keeps certain features from this original parameter. Although, Hermes has been adapted proportionally for improved texture and legibility. Its rounded ends give it a certain warmth while its reminiscent fixed-width and geometrical aspect simultaneously give it a more rational and mathematical edge. Intended to work well in long texts and in small sizes, the spacing has intentionally been widened, which is also helpful in web usages.