Encode Sans Expanded Sans Serif
Prociono is serif and Encode Sans Expanded is sans serif (9 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
Prociono
A roman serif with blackletter touches by Barry Schwartz, in one weight with old-style figures.
Prociono is a serif typeface by Barry Schwartz, described by its maker as a roman with blackletter elements. Prociono has one Regular style with 332 glyphs. Its name is an Esperanto word for the star Procyon and for the raccoon. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits titles and literary text.
- Designer
- Barry Schwartz
- Classification
- Serif
- License
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
- Styles
- 1 1 weight
- Variable font
- No
- Glyphs
- 332
- Languages checked
- 17 see the list
- Last updated
- version 2.301
Official source: Google Fonts. Facts on this page were read from the font files and the source’s published data.
Try Prociono
Sample text
Type over the sample to test your own words. The preview loads a Latin subset of Prociono; the download contains the complete files.
Weights and styles
- Regular 400Prociono Regular
About Prociono
Prociono is a serif typeface that the official notes sum up as a roman with blackletter elements. The roman structure is plain to see in the specimen: bracketed serifs, moderate contrast and old-style numerals. The blackletter side shows in details, such as the teardrop dot on the i and j, the angular question mark and the slightly broken curves where bowls meet stems. Capitals are wide, with a J that descends below the baseline and a Q with a short diagonal tail. The name, pronounced pro-tsee-O-no, is Esperanto and means either the star Procyon or the raccoon. The family has one Regular style with 332 glyphs covering Western European Latin and several Central European languages. Barry Schwartz is the designer, and the font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Where Prociono works
- Book titles and chapter openers
- The blackletter details give a title page an old, bookish flavour while the roman forms stay easy to read.
- Literary and historical subjects
- Old-style numerals and bracketed serifs suit dates, epigraphs and quotations in history or fiction layouts.
- Short passages of text
- With one weight and no italic, Prociono fits a preface, a pull quote or a caption more readily than a long document.
- Names and labels with character
- The teardrop dots and angular punctuation add detail to a wordmark on a label or a bookplate.
Glyphs
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~¡¢
Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 332 glyphs.
Language support
The family contains the core letters these languages are written with:
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Finnish
- Catalan
- Czech
- Slovak
- Hungarian
- Slovenian
- Estonian
Character sets found in the files: latin, latin-ext. The language list is a check of required letters against the font, not a promise of typographic quality in each language.
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1Copyright (c) 2011, Barry Schwartz (chemoelectric@chemoelectric.org)
What the license allows
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.
Conditions
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.
This is a short summary, not legal advice. The license text decides: read the full OFL text. A copy is included in the download.
Fonts that pair with Prociono
Lekton Monospace
Lekton is a monospace family (2 weights) for code and figures next to Prociono as the text face.
Google Sans Flex Sans Serif
Prociono is serif and Google Sans Flex is sans serif (9 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
Suggestions come from simple rules on the records: a contrasting classification and enough weights to carry body text. They are a starting point, not a verdict.
Use Prociono on the web
Download the family and host the files on your own site, then declare them in CSS. Please do not link to the files on trendhub.net: preview files here are subsets and their addresses change.
CSS, self-hosted
@font-face {
font-family: "Prociono";
src: url("/assets/fonts/Prociono-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
body {
font-family: "Prociono", serif;
}Or load it from the official source. Google Fonts serves Prociono with this markup:
HTML, Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Prociono&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">Things to know
- One style
- There is no bold and no italic; Regular is the whole family.
- Old-style figures by default
- The numerals in the specimen rise and fall like lowercase letters, which suits prose more than tables.
- An unusual question mark
- The specimen shows a question mark with an angular, blackletter-like top, which stands out in ordinary text.
FAQs
Is Prociono free for commercial use?
Yes. Prociono is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.
Who designed Prociono?
Prociono was designed by Barry Schwartz, who is named in both the designer credit and the copyright notice.
What does the name Prociono mean?
Prociono is an Esperanto word that means either the star Procyon or the raccoon. It is pronounced pro-tsee-O-no.
How many weights does Prociono have?
Prociono has one weight, Regular 400, without bold or italic. It is not a variable font.
Which languages does Prociono support?
Prociono includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish, as well as Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Slovenian and Estonian.
Comments
No comments yet. If you have used Prociono, tell other readers how it went.
Similar fonts
Other families in the same classification, ordered by shared use tags. All serif fonts