# Trocchi font

> A casual slab serif by Vernon Adams with ball terminals and old-style figures, in a single weight.

Trocchi is a slab serif typeface by Vernon Adams, derived from nineteenth-century English slab faces and made more casual. Trocchi has one Regular style with 432 glyphs covering Latin and Latin Extended, and is not a variable font. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines, pull quotes and short editorial text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Slab Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/slab-serif)
- Designed by: Vernon Adams
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 432
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Trocchi
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/trocchi
- Tagged for: Headlines, Editorial, Retro

## About Trocchi

Trocchi is a slab serif with a relaxed character. Vernon Adams derived it from several old faces linked to the English typecutter Vincent Figgins and loosened those models into something more casual, intended for both text and display. The specimen shows sturdy, bracketed slab serifs, moderate contrast, and round ball terminals on a, c, f, r and y. The figures are old-style: 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 drop below the baseline while 6 and 8 rise above the others. The letters are wide and the colour is dark for a regular weight. The name honours Alexander Trocchi, a Scottish novelist. The family has one Regular style with 432 glyphs across Latin and Latin Extended and is not a variable font. It is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2012 The Trocchi Project Authors (https://github.com/m4rc1e/Trocchi)

Allowed:
- 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.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Editorial headlines**: Wide letters, slab serifs and ball terminals give a headline a nineteenth-century newspaper flavour without stiffness.
- **Pull quotes and standfirsts**: Dark colour at Regular weight sets a quotation apart from lighter body text.
- **Dates and prices in text**: Old-style figures blend with lowercase, so years and amounts do not stand out as capitals-height blocks.
- **Book covers and literary posters**: A face named after a novelist and built on Victorian slab models fits titles for fiction and readings.

## Things to know

- **Old-style figures by default**: Numerals rise and fall like lowercase in the specimen; they do not align in height for tables.
- **Single weight**: Trocchi has Regular 400 only, without bold or italic.
- **Classed here as a slab serif**: The source catalogue files Trocchi under serif and display; its own description calls it a slab serif.

## FAQs

### Is Trocchi free for commercial use?

Trocchi can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits changes and redistribution, but the fonts cannot be sold by themselves and modified versions must remain under the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Trocchi?

Trocchi was designed by Vernon Adams. The copyright notice names The Trocchi Project Authors.

### Where does the name Trocchi come from?

Trocchi takes its name from Alexander Trocchi, a Scottish novelist.

### How many weights does Trocchi have?

Trocchi has one weight, Regular 400, with no italic.

### Which languages does Trocchi support?

Trocchi includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Turkish and Romanian.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/trocchi (trendhub)