The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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Domani
CounterPoint released Domani in 2013. Jason Walcott made it as a digital revival of ITC Didi, a phototypesetting face Herb Lubalin and Tom Carnase drew that never made the jump to digital type. It began as a custom digitization for designer Rob King, who also suggested the name, Italian for "tomorrow." Domani keeps the Didone's sharp contrast between thick and thin strokes. It pairs that with the large x-height of 1970s ITC faces and adds swash capitals and some swash lowercase letters. These free typefaces work the same high-contrast Didone display style without the license fee.
The closest font to DomaniThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Display + body that work together
Quiet type that does the work
Crisp, even strokes give the display its punch. Quiet serifs underneath stay readable across thousands of words — used together by editors at the kind of paper that still prints corrections.
Editorial · Modern Abril Fatface + Inter
A grammar of empty space
Body type does the heavy lifting. Get it right and the reader never thinks about it; get it wrong and they feel it before they can name what is off.
Modern · Editorial Switzer + Abril Fatface
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Common questions about Domani alternatives
- Is Domani free?
- No — Domani is a commercial typeface from CounterPoint Type Studio. Domani is a commercial font from CounterPoint Type Studio, licensed per style through MyFonts, Monotype/Fonts.com, FontHaus and Walcott Design. No free version is offered. The closest free alternative is Abril Fatface, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to Domani?
- Abril Fatface is the closest free match. A display Didone built for headlines, with sharp contrast, vertical stress and a generous x-height. It is the closest free match for Domani's punchy 1970s ITC style. It comes in one very heavy weight and has no swash capitals.
- Can I use Abril Fatface in commercial projects?
- Yes — Abril Fatface is published under a free license on Google Fonts and can be used in commercial work. Confirm the license text at the source before shipping.