Styles & Weights
Character Set
Design Info
Type Test
Polo is a well-proportioned sans-serif with lots of character. It combines the purposeful charisma of a grotesque with the harmonious legibility of the roman typeface. It has its idiosyncrasies and a style of its own, and yet it has almost universal applicability. Polo was developed between 1972 and 1976 and since then it has become a comprehensive typeface family. Totally unique for its time, this design had a decisive influence on the development of contemporary typefaces. Polo typefaces are available for different font sizes: Polo 11 was specially designed for smaller-sized texts. Polo 22 is intended for larger font sizes. Polo 66 is somewhat lighter and narrower and is geared towards headlines or narrow columns of text.
Polo fonts are available for different sizes:
Polo 11 contains ink traps, so the characters stay sharper in small sizes.
Polo 22 has no ink traps. In sizes from 30-36pt it is more elegant then Polo 11.
Whereas Polo 11 und Polo 22 have the same spacing and kerning,
Polo 66 is slightly lighter and narrower.
It is better suited for use in headlines and narrow columns.
Polo 11, Polo 22, thin and condensed Polo fonts equipped with lining figures. They are slightly smaller then the capitals and have tiny ascenders and descenders to fit better in text (above middle).
Polo 66 and Small Caps contain old style figures (right).
Polo OpenType Expert fonts also contain figures in capital height also, accessible via
OpenType feature.
According to style and format different numerals are available:
Polo 11 und Polo 22
OpenType Basic contain only one set of numerals, either proportional lining figures with kerning (left) labelled
K, or tabular lining figures (right) labelled
R.
Polo 11 und Polo 22
OpenType Expert fonts contain four sets of numerals: proportional lining figures accessible via the keyboard (top left), tabular lining figures and figures in capital height accessible via
OpenType feature.
Polo 66
OpenType Basic fonts contain only tabular old style figures (top right).
Polo 66
OpenType Expert fonts contain all sets of numerals: proportional old style figures with kerning accessible via the keyboard, tabular old style figures, proportional and tabular lining figures accessible via
OpenType feature.
Polo Expert fonts also contain an alternate »g« accessible via
OpenType feature.
