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Operator

Operator®

by Hoefler & Co.
Licenses from $293.00 USD
Complete family of 28 fonts: $629.00 USD
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Operator Font Family was designed by Andy Clymer with Jonathan Hoefler and published by Hoefler & Co.. Operator contains 46 styles and family package options.

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Operator Complete Family Pack

 28 fonts

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  • Operator Thin Operator Thin

  • Operator Thin Italic Operator Thin Italic

  • Operator Extra Light Operator Extra Light

  • Operator Extra Light Italic Operator Extra Light Italic

  • Operator Light Operator Light

  • Operator Light Italic Operator Light Italic

  • Operator Book Operator Book

  • Operator Book Italic Operator Book Italic

  • Operator Medium Operator Medium

  • Operator Medium Italic Operator Medium Italic

  • Operator Bold Operator Bold

  • Operator Bold Italic Operator Bold Italic

  • Operator Black Operator Black

  • Operator Black Italic Operator Black Italic

  • Operator Extra Black Operator Extra Black

  • Operator Extra Black Italic Operator Extra Black Italic

  • Operator Ultra Operator Ultra

  • Operator Ultra Italic Operator Ultra Italic

  • Operator Mono Extra Light Operator Mono Extra Light

  • Operator Mono Extra Light Italic Operator Mono Extra Light Italic

  • Operator Mono Light Operator Mono Light

  • Operator Mono Light Italic Operator Mono Light Italic

  • Operator Mono Book Operator Mono Book

  • Operator Mono Book Italic Operator Mono Book Italic

  • Operator Mono Medium Operator Mono Medium

  • Operator Mono Medium Italic Operator Mono Medium Italic

  • Operator Mono Bold Operator Mono Bold

  • Operator Mono Bold Italic Operator Mono Bold Italic

Per Style:

$22.46 USD

Pack of 28 styles:

$629.00 USD

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Operator 1 Pro Pack

 10 fonts

  • Operator Light Operator Light

  • Operator Light Italic Operator Light Italic

  • Operator Book Operator Book

  • Operator Book Italic Operator Book Italic

  • Operator Medium Operator Medium

  • Operator Medium Italic Operator Medium Italic

  • Operator Bold Operator Bold

  • Operator Bold Italic Operator Bold Italic

  • Operator Black Operator Black

  • Operator Black Italic Operator Black Italic

Per Style:

$31.40 USD

Pack of 10 styles:

$314.00 USD

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Operator 2 Pro Pack

 8 fonts

  • Operator Thin Operator Thin

  • Operator Thin Italic Operator Thin Italic

  • Operator Extra Light Operator Extra Light

  • Operator Extra Light Italic Operator Extra Light Italic

  • Operator Extra Black Operator Extra Black

  • Operator Extra Black Italic Operator Extra Black Italic

  • Operator Ultra Operator Ultra

  • Operator Ultra Italic Operator Ultra Italic

Per Style:

$36.62 USD

Pack of 8 styles:

$293.00 USD

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About Operator Font Family

A typeface rooted in the traditions of typewriting, Operator is designed to offer a new voice for designers, and a new tool for developers.

The Operator typeface was designed by Andy Clymer with Jonathan Hoefler in 2016. A highly personal exploration of the ‘monospace’ aesthetic, in which all letterforms are designed to share a common width, Operator draws inspiration from a range of fixed-width technologies including typewriters and vinyl tape embossers. The family includes both the fixed-width Operator Mono, designed for writing code, and the natural-width Operator that relaxes the rules while preserving the style.

From the desk of the designer:

Typesetting is formal, handwriting is informal, and halfway in between is typewriting. Though typewriters haven’t been a fixture of our lives for decades, the look of typewritten letters is still instantly recognizable, making them an indispensable tool for designers. People always choose typewriter faces when they want readers to look past the anonymity of writing, and focus instead on the voice behind the words: the letter from the editor, the solemn report, and the charitable appeal are forever the province of the typewriter font. And because they strike a useful balance between earnestness and down-home charm, they’re perfect for text that risks taking itself too seriously, from corporate communications to cocktail menus.

But actual typewriter faces are notoriously difficult to work with. They never have the broad range of weights that designers need (let alone features like small caps), and their italics are rarely either distinctive or interesting. Their fixed-width construction — the requirement that each letter have the same horizontal dimension — gives them their interesting and recognizable artifacts (an I with long serifs, a squeezed M, and so on), but also disrupts the rhythm of text. What a designer ideally needs is a fully-fledged family of typefaces with the voice of typewriting, but none of its limitations, which is why we designed Operator.

Operator builds on the aesthetic of typewriting, but sheds these mechanical constraints. Instead of fixed widths, it has natural widths, allowing letters to expand and contract to their traditional proportions. For situations that truly demand a fixed-width design, we created a companion family called Operator Mono. Operator Mono pushes the bounds of the style, offering a solid range of weights and colorful italics, both features that recommend the design for programming environments. In this short film, you’ll see how the needs of developers and designers came together in the Operator family.

Designers: Andy Clymer with Jonathan Hoefler

Publisher: Hoefler & Co.

Foundry: Hoefler & Co.

Design Owner: Hoefler & Co.

MyFonts debut: Sep 28, 2021

Operator® is a registered trademark of The Hoefler Type Foundry, Inc.

About Hoefler & Co.

Famous for designing long-lived typefaces marked by high performance and high style, Hoefler&Co creates the fonts that give voice to the world’s foremost institutions, publications, causes, and brands. With a library of 1,500 fonts designed for print, web, office, and mobile fonts, Hoefler&Co is everywhere. Their typefaces shaped the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Joe Biden; they’re on the cornerstone of One World Trade Center and on every iPhone ever made. They serve brands from Delta Air Lines to Tiffany & Co., publications from Harper’s Bazaar to The New York Times, institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum, The Public Theater, and New York University, and non-profit organizations including the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and The Peconic Land Trust. The Premium foundry page can be viewed Here.

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