Several OpenType features are provided as well, like contextual alternates that adjust punctuation depending on the shape of surrounding glyphs, slashed zero for when you need to disambiguate “0” from “o”, tabular numbers, etc. Inter features a tall x-height to aid in the readability of mixed-case and lower-case text. You can view and/or purchase the Avenir Next font family on Interįrom Google Fonts: Inter is a variable font family carefully crafted & designed for computer screens. Since the original version of Avenir only included three font weights, Avenir Next was released in 2004 with 24 different font styles. The name Avenir is French for “future,” and takes inspiration from early geometric sans-serif typefaces Erbar (1922) designed by Jakob Erbar, and Futura (1927) designed by Paul Renner.
Avenir was released by Linotype GmbH, now a subsidiary of Monotype Corporation.
It is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed in 1988 by Adrian Frutiger. Avenir Next is the primary font in UMBC publications and is exclusively used in the university’s campus way-finding and signage system.