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Christian Thalmann

Christian Thalmann is credited on ten families in the library. The first was added in 2017 and the latest in 2023. By class: six serifs, four sans serifs. Seven are variable fonts.

The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines

CormorantSerif · 2017 · weights 300–700 Cormorant GaramondSerif · 2017 · weights 300–700

Cormorant InfantSerif · 2017 · weights 300–700

Cormorant SCSerif · 2017 · weights 300–700 (5)

Cormorant UnicaseSerif · 2017 · weights 300–700 (5)

Cormorant UprightSerif · 2017 · weights 300–700 (5)

YsabeauSans serif · 2023 · weights 1–1000

Ysabeau InfantSans serif · 2023 · weights 1–1000

Ysabeau OfficeSans serif · 2023 · weights 1–1000

Ysabeau SCSans serif · 2023 · weights 1–1000

Range of the work

The lowercase runs from Cormorant, the shortest at 386 units per 1,000 em, to Ysabeau Office at 414. In width, Cormorant Upright is the narrowest (423) and Ysabeau SC the widest (517). Beyond Latin, the families cover six subsets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Math, Symbols, Vietnamese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, none of the seven families with ascenders have a taller x-height, one of all ten set a wider lowercase and none a darker one.

Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points

Family	Class	x-height	Width	Ink	Weights	Subsets
Cormorant Upright	Serif	−87	−91	−7 pts	300–700 (5)	3
Cormorant	Serif	−96	−73	−9 pts	300–700 + italic	5
Cormorant Garamond	Serif	−96	−73	−9 pts	300–700 + italic	5
Cormorant Infant	Serif	−96	−67	−9 pts	300–700 + italic	5
Ysabeau	Sans serif	−104	−58	−3 pts	1–1000 + italic	8
Ysabeau Infant	Sans serif	−104	−50	−3 pts	1–1000 + italic	8
Ysabeau Office	Sans serif	−104	−58	−3 pts	1–1000 + italic	8
Cormorant SC	Serif	no ascenders	±0	−18 pts	300–700 (5)	5
Cormorant Unicase	Serif	no ascenders	+2	−17 pts	300–700 (5)	5
Ysabeau SC	Sans serif	no ascenders	−5	−10 pts	1–1000	8