The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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Fenice
ITC released Fenice in 1980, designed by the Italian type designer Aldo Novarese, who had developed it between 1977 and 1980 after his years at Nebiolo. It sits deliberately in the neoclassical tradition of Didot and Bodoni, but Novarese reworked the model for phototype and tight layouts: a larger x-height than the eighteenth-century originals, a slightly condensed body, shortened serifs that leave room for closer letterspacing, and lowercase terminals redrawn to match the capitals. The sloped styles are obliques rather than true italics, and the family runs from Light to Ultra. These free typefaces work the same high-contrast Didone register without the license fee.
The closest font to FeniceThe 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
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Two thousand years of letterforms boil down to a handful of decisions — width, weight, proportion. Pick a pair you trust, and let the rest take care of itself.
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Common questions about Fenice alternatives
- Is Fenice free?
- No — Fenice is a commercial typeface from ITC. ITC Fenice is a commercial typeface sold through MyFonts and Fonts.com under paid desktop, web and app licenses, priced per style or as a family pack. The closest free alternative is Bodoni Moda, available on Google Fonts.
- What font is similar to Fenice?
- Bodoni Moda is the closest free match. A variable Bodoni with optical sizes from text to display, so the hairlines can be pushed as fine as Fenice's at headline size. It keeps the classical Bodoni proportions rather than Fenice's larger x-height and narrower body, and it ships true italics instead of obliques.
- Can I use Bodoni Moda in commercial projects?
- Yes — Bodoni Moda 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.