Comma Type is an independent type design studio offering retail typefaces based in Berlin, Germany.
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Comma Type is led by curiosity about language and its visual form, combined with a strong interest in the histories and technologies of writing and letter-making: manual, analogue and digital.
Feel free to get in touch with any questions or custom inquiries at info@commatype.com. Follow us on Instagram @commatype and sign up to our newsletter to receive updates about upcoming releases.
Comma Type is run by Anna Cairns, a designer working in graphic design, type design and code.
Comma Type (1)
The Listing Comma
A listing comma can always be replaced by the word and or or. A typeface needs clear proportions, consistent weight, and visual harmony.
Comma Type (2)
The Joining Comma
A joining comma must be followed by one of the connecting words and, or, but, yet or while. Designing a typeface takes years, but the final result is worth it.
Comma Type (3)
The Gapping Comma
A gapping comma indicates that you have decided not to repeat some words which have already occurred in the sentence. Some fonts are bold; others, light.
Comma Type (4)
Bracketing commas
Bracketing commas always come in pairs, unless one of them would come at the beginning or the end of the sentence, and they always set off a weak interruption which could in principle be removed from the sentence. The commas, though subtle, make a big difference in readability.
Comma Type is an independent type design studio offering retail typefaces based in Berlin, Germany.
Comma Type is led by curiosity about language and its visual form, combined with a strong interest in the histories and technologies of writing and letter-making: manual, analogue and digital.
Feel free to get in touch with any questions or custom inquiries at info@commatype.com. Follow us on Instagram @commatype and sign up to our newsletter to receive updates about upcoming releases.
Comma Type is run by Anna Cairns, a designer working in graphic design, type design and code.
Comma Type (1)
The Listing Comma
A listing comma can always be replaced by the word and or or. A typeface needs clear proportions, consistent weight, and visual harmony.
Comma Type (2)
The Joining Comma
A joining comma must be followed by one of the connecting words and, or, but, yet or while. Designing a typeface takes years, but the final result is worth it.
Comma Type (3)
The Gapping Comma
A gapping comma indicates that you have decided not to repeat some words which have already occurred in the sentence. Some fonts are bold; others, light.
Comma Type (4)
Bracketing commas
Bracketing commas always come in pairs, unless one of them would come at the beginning or the end of the sentence, and they always set off a weak interruption which could in principle be removed from the sentence. The commas, though subtle, make a big difference in readability.