RASKAL ONER WRITE
Raskal is a visual statement. There’s no denying that it looks direct. Its design digitally translates and transforms handwriting and hand lettering’s most exciting elements. Although it has a lot in common with “script fonts,” Raskal’s relationship to handwriting or formal script styles is not as close as what you see in revival typefaces or ones based on a famous calligrapher’s oeuvre.
Raskal uses contextual alternates to create the appearance of ligatures in text, often combining three or more letters. When designers use it, the font’s OpenType features convert inputted text into digital lettering. Or, at least, the visual results Raskal gives you come pretty close to achieving this.
Even though it is influenced by historical calligraphic styles and experiences from its designer’s past, it is a lettering system unique to today.
WANT TO READ MORE?
In order to properly tell the whole story behind Raskal’s design, we collaborated with type nerd and scholar Dan Reynolds. With great care and patience, Dan put the words to narrate the 10-year-long process that led to the first Swiss Typefaces script font.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Credits
Typeface Design: Emmanuel Rey / Swiss Typefaces
Font Development & Technology: Benedikt Bramböck / Swiss Typefaces
Formats
Desktop formats: .otf
Web formats: .woff2
Language Support
According to Hyperglot 2, Raskal covers the following languages. If you can't find a language you need in the list, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email.
LATIN (supported by all subfamilies)
A – Acheron, Achinese, Acholi, Afar, Afrikaans, Ahtna, Alekano, Aleut, Alonquin, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi (Dongolawi), Anuta, Ao Naga, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Arvanitika Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Asu (Tanzania), Atayal B – Balinese, Banjar, Bari, Basque, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bikol, Bislama, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Bosnian, Breton, Buginese C – Candoshi-Shapra, Caquinte, Caribbean Hindustani, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Central Kurdish, Central Nahuatl, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Cofán, Congo Swahili, Cook Islands Māori, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech D – Danish, Dehu, Dutch E – Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, Efik, Embu, English, Ese Ejja F – Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian G – Gagauz, Galician, Ganda, Garifuna, Ga’anda, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gooniyandi, Gourmanchéma, Guadeloupean Creole French, Gusii H – Haitian, Hani, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Ho-Chunk, Hopi, Huastec, Hungarian I – Icelandic, Iloko, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish, Istro Romanian, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec J – Jamaican Creole English, Japanese, Javanese, Jola-Fonyi K – K'iche', Kabuverdianu, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kamba (Kenya), Kaonde, Kaqchikel, Karelian, Kashubian, Kekchí, Kenzi, Mattokki, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kituba (DRC), Kongo, Konzo, Kuanyama, Kven Finnish, Kölsch L – Ladin, Ladino, Latgalian, Ligurian, Lithuanian, Lombard, Low German, Lower Sorbian, Lozi, Luba-Lulua, Lule Sami, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish M – Macedo-Romanian, Makhuwa, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Makwe, Malagasy, Malaysian, Maltese, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Manx, Maore Comorian, Maori, Mapudungun, Matsés, Mauritian Creole, Meriam Mir, Meru, Minangkabau, Mirandese, Mohawk, Montenegrin, Munsee, Murrinh-Patha, Muslim Tat, Mwani, Mískito N – Naga Pidgin, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Niuean, Nobiin, Nomatsiguenga, North Azerbaijani, North Marquesan, North Ndebele, Northern Kurdish, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Sami, Northern Uzbek, Northwestern Ojibwa, Norwegian, Nyanja, Nyankole O – Occitan, Ojitlán Chinantec, Orma, Oroqen, Otuho P – Palauan, Paluan, Pampanga, Papantla Totonac, Papiamento, Pedi, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Pipil, Pite Sami, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Purepecha Q – Quechua R – Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Rwa S – Samburu, Samoan, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Serbian, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, South Azerbaijani, South Marquesan, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Estonian, Standard Latvian, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Swiss German T – Tagalog, Tahitian, Taita, Talysh, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Tiv, Tok Pisin, Tokelau, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Tonga (Zambia), Tosk Albanian, Tsakhur, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tzeltal, Tzotzil U – Uab Meto, Ume Sami, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Upper Sorbian V – Venetian, Veps, Võro W – Wallisian, Walloon, Walser, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof X – Xhosa Y – Yanesha', Yao, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Yucateco Z – Zapotec, Zulu, Zuni, Záparo
Need to know which other fonts cover a specific language? Consult this page ↦
