Ritmica Variable
Ritmica
OpenType Features
Case Sensitive Forms
All Caps [cpsp]
Case Sensitive Forms [case]
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»
@|¦()[]{}¿¡‹›«»-–—·
«OPTIMO»
@|¦()[]{}¿¡‹›«»-–—·
Contextual Alternates
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.
Fractions
Fractions [frac]
With this feature, any numbers separated by a slash will automatically turn into a fraction. To fit in fraction configuration, numerals have been designed smaller and their weights have been adjusted to suit the typeface.
3/4 3/8 5/8 7/8
3/4 3/8 5/8 7/8
Lowercase math symbols
Stylistic Set 6 [ss06]
This feature activates alternate lowercase positioning of mathematical symbols.
up+down
+±×÷−=≈≠¬∞
up+down
+±×÷−=≈≠¬∞
Ordinals
Ordinals [ordn]
This feature replaces any letter following a numeral with its matching superior letters. French language uses the ordinal indicators such as ‘er’ for 1er premier, while Spanish, Portuguese and Italian require the feminine and masculine ordinals ‘a,’ ‘o’ for 1º, 1ª. Ordinals are designed to match the weight of the typeface.
Slashed Zero
Slashed Zero [zero]
Originally created to avoid the confusion between the ‘0’ and the ‘O’, this feature substitutes all zeros in a selected text by a slashed form of the zero.
Multiply sign
Stylistic Set 20 [ss20]
This feature substitutes the letter “x” into the multiplication sign.
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.
Habcdefghijklmn
Hopqrstuvwxyz()[].,
Habcdefghijklmn
Hopqrstuvwxyz()[].,
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.
Habcdefghijklmn
Hopqrstuvwxyz()[].,
Habcdefghijklmn
Hopqrstuvwxyz()[].,
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.
Habcdefghijklmn
Hopqrstuvwxyz()[].,
Habcdefghijklmn
Hopqrstuvwxyz()[].,
Subscript/Inferiors
Subscript / Inferiors [subs]
This feature substitutes glyphs with their matching smaller alternates which are set slightly below the baseline. These glyphs are reduced in size and designed slightly heavier to keep them consistent with the rest of the font.
Habcdefghijklmno
Hpqrstuvwxyz()[].,
Habcdefghijklmno
Hpqrstuvwxyz()[].,
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.
fi ffi fl ffl ff
fi ffi fl ffl ff
Discretionary Ligatures
Discretionary Ligatures [dlig]
This feature activates discretionary ligatures which are specific to the typeface. It applies all other designed ligatures that are not classified as standard ligatures.
-> <-
fb fh fj fk ft
ffb ffh
-> <-
fb fh fj fk ft
ffb ffh
Pictograms
Stylistic Set 19 [ss19]
This feature activates a set of pictograms.
abcdefgh
ijklmnop
qrstu
vwxyz
ABCDEF
GHIJKLM
NOPQR
STUVWXYZ
012345678
!"#$%&'()
+,-./:;<=
>?@[\]^_
`{|}*9
abcdefgh
ijklmnop
qrstu
vwxyz
ABCDEF
GHIJKLM
NOPQR
STUVWXYZ
012345678
!"#$%&'()
+,-./:;<=
>?@[\]^_
`{|}*9
Character Map
Uppercases
Lowercases
Accented Uppercases
Accented Lowercases
Standard Ligatures
Discretionary Ligatures
Punctuation
Lining Figures
Slashed Zero
Numerators
Denominators
Superscripts/Superiors
Subscripts/Inferiors
Prebuilt Fractions
Symbols
Mathematical Symbols
Currencies
Arrows
Ordinals
Pictograms
About
Unfolding with personality and clarity, Ritmica immediately feels essential and authentic. Its character draws from an early modernist candor, expressed through subtle, potent features rather than overt display. Ritmica’s paced recurrence of forms create a hypnotic—almost magnetic—texture.
Aligned with mid-century grotesque traditions through its horizontal terminals and straightforward stance, Ritmica reveals a unique personality beneath its seemingly plain forms. It is distinguished by a series of idiosyncratic details, most notably the unusually almost-sealed negative spaces in the a, e, and s, forming a clasp-like relationship between letterforms and counterforms. This sensory tension between positive and negative spaces is further reinforced by short descenders that compress the g, alongside the horizontal tail terminals of the y and t.
Drawing on his expertise, François Rappo once again demonstrates a mastery of pacing and proximity. He brings nuance and precision together to define a genuine character. Ritmica is a warm modernist typeface that balances legibility with personality.