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Quarto

Quarto®

by Hoefler & Co.
Licenses from $209.00 USD
Complete family of 10 fonts: $209.00 USD
Quarto Font Family was designed by Sara Soskolne with Jonathan Hoefler and published by Hoefler & Co.. Quarto contains 10 styles and family package options.

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Quarto Complete Family

10 fonts

Best Value!

  • Quarto Light Quarto Light

  • Quarto Light Italic Quarto Light Italic

  • Quarto Medium Quarto Medium

  • Quarto Medium Italic Quarto Medium Italic

  • Quarto Semibold Quarto Semibold

  • Quarto Semibold Italic Quarto Semibold Italic

  • Quarto Bold Quarto Bold

  • Quarto Bold Italic Quarto Bold Italic

  • Quarto Black Quarto Black

  • Quarto Black Italic Quarto Black Italic

Per Style:

$20.90 USD

Pack of 10 styles:

$209.00 USD

About Quarto Font Family


A fiery display face rooted in one of typography’s most significant periods, Quarto is a study in contrast and control.

The Quarto typeface was designed by Sara Soskolne with Jonathan Hoefler in 2007. Inspired by the work of Hendrik van den Keere (1540-1580), the Flemish punchcutter recognized as an exemplar of the Dutch Old Style, Quarto includes both an original italic and a range of weights, both typographic innovations unknown in Van den Keere’s time. Quarto was created for Condé Nast Portfolio magazine, in whose pages the typeface first appeared in 2007, and expanded into a larger family of typefaces for publication in 2014.

From the desk of the designer:

Beginning in 1570, the Flemish punchcutter Hendrik van den Keere created some of the world’s first display types, large-size alphabets for choirbooks that were designed to be read at a distance. These typefaces, with their dark strokes and compact proportions, grew out of the gothic tradition of the north, and were characteristic of a regional style that came to be known as the “Dutch taste.” This aesthetic would flower into the Baroque style that would dominate printing for the next 150 years, giving typography some of its most enduring typefaces, including Van Dijck, Janson Text, and Caslon.

Quarto is a modern adaptation of the Van den Keere style, designed for use at sixteen point and above. We selected Van den Keere’s Two-Line Double Pica Roman of 1570–1573 as a foundation for the family, an arresting design marked by striking dramatic tensions. Its consistently dark strokes are offset by bright, crisp serifs; its resolute verticality is punctuated by moments of lavish roundness. This theme of “controlled contrast” helped propel Quarto into territory unexplored by Van den Keere, including an italic whose fluid motions are checked by a steadfast rhythm, and heavier weights whose density is invigorated by sudden geometric turns and sharp corners. Like the Baroque models that inspired it, Quarto’s large x-height, short descenders, and trim serifs invite both tight tracking and solid leading, making it an excellent choice for headlines both in print and on screen.

Designers: Sara Soskolne with Jonathan Hoefler

Publisher: Hoefler & Co.

Foundry: Hoefler & Co.

Design Owner: Hoefler & Co.

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Quarto® 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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