URW
Founded in 1972 by Gerhard Rubow and Rudolf Weber as URW – Unternehmensberatung Rubow Weber. Later joined by Peter Karow, inventor of Ikarus. Pioneered digital type and offered digitization services to many others, incl. IBM, Siemens, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Linotype, Monotype, Rudolf Hell, ITC, and Letraset.
URW++ is the successor company founded by Svend Bang, Hans-Jochen Lau, Peter Rosenfeld, and Jürgen Willrodt after URW’s bankruptcy in 1995. Sold to Global Graphics in 2016 and renamed to URW Type Foundry in 2018. Acquired by Monotype in 2020.
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Typefaces:
- Futura (1046)
- News Gothic (279)
- Cooper Black (246)
- Eurostile (236)
- Alternate Gothic (143)
- Clarendon (130)
- Folio (117)
- Windsor (102)
- Futura Black (98)
- Davida (86)
- ITC American Typewriter (80)
- Microgramma (80)
- Hobo (77)
- Antique Olive (76)
- Century Expanded (72)
- Brush Script (71)
- Cheltenham (69)
- Venus (68)
- Century Schoolbook (62)
- Anzeigen-Grotesk / Neue Aurora IX (61)
- Grotesque No. 9 (60)
- Caslon No. 471 & 540 (57)
- Rockwell (53)
- Goudy Oldstyle (52)
- Volta (52)
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- Futura Extra Bold Condensed (50)
- Peignot (50)
- Windsor Elongated (50)
- Futura Extra Bold (49)
- ITC Busorama (48)
- Impact (47)
- Egyptienne (45)
- Mistral (43)
- Antique Olive Nord (41)
- Arnold Böcklin (41)
- Eckmann (41)
- Pump (40)
- Beton (39)
- Frankfurter (39)
- Playbill (39)
- Nimbus Sans (38)
- Latin Wide (37)
- Stencil (ATF) (37)
- Blippo (36)
- Stop (36)
- Bauer Bodoni (35)
- ITC Lubalin Graph (35)
- Memphis (35)
- Permanent Headline (35)
- Broadway (34)
- Flash (34)
- Glaser Stencil (33)
- Kalligraphia (32)
- Stymie (32)
- Baskerville Old Face (31)
- Romana (30)
- Balloon (28)
- City (28)
- Erbar-Grotesk (28)
- Dom (26)
- Kaufmann (25)
- Bernhard Gothic (24)
- Bottleneck (24)
- Dynamo (24)
- Onyx (24)
- ITC Fat Face (23)
- Old English (23)
- URW Franklin Gothic (23)
- Commercial Script (22)
- Folio Condensed (22)
- Handel Gothic (22)
- Weiss (22)
- Caslon Graphique (21)
- Gillies Gothic (21)
- Choc (20)
- Engravers Roman (20)
- Caslon Antique (19)
- Neuzeit-Grotesk (19)
- Antique Olive Compact (18)
- DIN 1451 (18)
- Fette Fraktur (18)
- Prestige Elite (18)
- Vivaldi (18)
- Buxom (17)
- Filmotype Quentin (17)
- Lazybones (17)
- Lucida Sans (17)
- Coronet (16)
- Fanfare (16)
- Chisel (15)
- Craw Modern (15)
- DIN 1451 Engschrift (15)
- Serifa (14)
- Tango (14)
- Umbra (Ludlow) (14)
- Americana (13)
- Cochin (13)
- Egizio (13)
- Premier Lightline (13)
- Bernhard Modern (12)
- Candice (12)
- Cloister (12)
- Thorowgood (12)
- Britannic (11)
- Nicolas Cochin (11)
- Radiant (11)
- Slogan (11)
- Alte Schwabacher (10)
- Bee (10)
- Bell (10)
- Broadway Engraved (10)
- Torino (10)
- Art Gothic (9)
- Bernhard Antique (9)
- Cortez (9)
- Delphin (9)
- Fette Gotisch (9)
- Filmotype Flyer (9)
- ITC Zapf Chancery (9)
- Künstler-Schreibschrift (9)
- Schneidler (9)
- Serpentine (9)
- Amsterdamer Garamont (8)
- Clearface Gothic (8)
- Corporate Gothic (8)
- Giorgio (VGC) (8)
- Algerian (7)
- Behrens-Schrift (7)
- Corporate S (7)
- Freestyle Script (7)
- Huxley Vertical (7)
- Murray Hill (7)
- Thunderbird (7)
- URW Grotesk (7)
- Bank Script (6)
- Brody (6)
- DeVinne Ornamental (6)
- Frankfurter Medium (6)
- Introspect (6)
- Jay Gothic (6)
- Maxima (6)
- Michelangelo (6)
- Précis (6)
- Schadow (6)
- Van Dijk (6)
- American Uncial Initials (5)
- Balloon Drop Shadow (5)
- Berling (5)
- Charter Oak (5)
- Florentine (5)
- Glypha (5)
- Imprint (5)
- Künstler-Schreibschrift (Bohn) (5)
- Life (5)
- Radiant Extra Condensed (5)
- SAA Series (5)
- Syntax (5)
- Artcraft (4)
- Bodoni Black (4)
- Chevalier (4)
- Didoni (4)
- Egizio Condensed (4)
- Filmotype April / Amber / Arab (4)
- Filmotype Accent (4)
- Lucida Blackletter (4)
- Lucida Handwriting (4)
- Phyllis (4)
- Superstar (4)
- Walbaum-Fraktur (4)
- Balmoral (3)
- Bayreuth (3)
- Bernhard Fashion (3)
- Bodoni Antiqua (3)
- Columna Solid (3)
- Diskus (3)
- Englische Schreibschrift (3)
- Lucida Big Casual (3)
- Nimbus Mono (3)
- Park Avenue (3)
- Stark (3)
- URW Bodoni (3)
- Adroit (2)
- American Uncial (2)
- Aral (2)
- Aster (2)
- Atrax (2)
- Baucher Gothic (2)
- Breite Kanzlei (2)
- California Grotesk (2)
- Candida (2)
- Castle (2)
- Century Condensed (2)
- Churchward Brush (2)
- Egyptienne Bold Extended (2)
- Filmotype Apache / August / Arrow (2)
- Galadriel (2)
- Ganz Grobe Gotisch (2)
- Glamour (2)
- Globe (2)
- Goudy Catalogue (2)
- Goudy Handtooled (2)
- Horndon (2)
- Liberty (2)
- Mandarin (2)
- Minister (2)
- Nimbus Roman (2)
- Ondine (2)
- Quartz (2)
- Raleigh (2)
- Signal (URW) (2)
- Sistina (2)
- Transport (2)
- URW DIN (2)
- URW Topic (2)
- Zürich (Lettera) (2)
- Amalthea (1)
- American Gothic (1)
- Annual (1)
- Barbedor (1)
- Bauhaus 93 (1)
- Berthold Baskerville (1)
- Chevalier Open (1)
- Clarendon Bold Expanded (1)
- Coliseum (1)
- Congress (1)
- Continental (1)
- Cooper (1)
- Corporate A (1)
- Cutoff (1)
- Deepdene (1)
- DTC Rough Variants (1)
- Firmin Didot (1)
- Flamenco (1)
- Flange (1)
- Fox (1)
- Futura Round (URW) (1)
- Futura Shadowed (1)
- Glastonbury (1)
- Heldustry (1)
- Hiroshige (1)
- Hotel (1)
- Impressum (1)
- Isonorm (1)
- Latienne (1)
- Litera (1)
- Marlboro (1)
- Neustadt (1)
- Nevison Casual (1)
- Nimbus Roman Mono (1)
- Pendry Script (1)
- Polonaise (1)
- Renault (1)
- Schnebel Sans (1)
- Seagull (1)
- SNV (1)
- Stentor (1)
- Superstar Shadow (1)
- Synchro (1)
- Thomas-Schrift (1)
- Time Script (1)
- Titus (1)
- URW Antiqua (1)
- URW Geometric (1)
- URW Imperial (1)
- URW Wood Type (1)
- Vegas (1)
- Weiß-Rundgotisch (1)
- Worcester Round (1)
- Wordsworth (1)
- YouTube Sans (1)
- Abbey Round
- Accolade
- Aculida
- Advance
- Agenda (Alphabet Innovations)
- Akropolis
- Alcuin
- Allioideae
- Alpha (URW)
- Altrincham
- AM Floriana
- AM Sans
- AM Siola
- Amanda (URW)
- Amitié
- Antiform
- Argonautica
- Arsapia
- Atlantic Sans
- Atlantic Seawashed
- Atlantic Serif
- Autotype
- Avernus
- Avon
- Baker Danmark
- Baldur (URW)
- Banner (URW)
- Barack (Ekke Wolf)
- Bardi (URW)
- Basilia
- Basilia Compress
- Baskerville AI
- Baskerville Handcut
- Bavaroir
- Beacon
- Berthold Bodoni Old Face
- Beyond Babylon
- Black Market
- Black Market DTC
- Blacklight
- Blizzard (URW)
- Bluejack
- Bodoni Antiqua Compress
- Bodoni No. 2 Compress Ultra
- Bodoni No. 2 Ultra
- Bodoni Stencil
- Bohemian
- Boldface
- Bommi
- Breughel
- Buchsztaby
- Buchsztaby Figurki
- C-Nation
- Cargo
- Cartel
- Casablanca
- Casanova
- Caslon No. 337
- Caslon Stencil
- Cat Cat Cat
- Caxtonian Black
- Cerano
- Circle
- ClarendoNeo
- Classica (URW++)
- Colombine
- Columna Only Shadow
- Contemporary Brush
- Cooper Old Style (Font Company)
- Corporate E
- Courier M
- Criterion
- CS Courthand
- CS Fuzzy Logic
- CS Takahashi
- Curly Lady
- Daedalus
- Deep Space
- Democrazia
- Dex Gothic
- DTC Dirty Variants
- DTC Franklin Gothic Variants
- DTC Funky Variants
- DTC Garamond Variants
- DTC Hermes
- DTC Imperial
- Egyptian 505
- Enviro
- Erbar Neo Mini
- Eurabia
- Eurostile Round
- Ewie
- Expansion
- Filistique
- Filmotype Holly
- Filmotype Parade
- Filmotype Zola
- Filo
- Flying Objects
- Fou
- Fou Mix
- Fou Serif CN
- FR73 Pixel
- Friederike
- Frigidaire
- Funny Nature
- Futura Arabic
- Futura Black Art Deco
- Futura No 2
- Futura Stencil
- Garamond No. 4
- Gillies Antique
- Giureska
- Globus-Kursiv
- Gothic Initials
- Gothic Outline
- Goudy AI
- Goudy AI Ad Weight
- Goudy AI Over Weight
- Goudy Series
- Gradl No 1
- Hair
- Handel Slab
- Hands on Albrecht
- Hangulatin
- Hangulatin EN
- Hanyi Bai Qi
- Hanyi Bai Qing
- Hanyi Bao Song
- Hanyi Cai Die
- Hanyi Cai Yun
- Hanyi Chang Mei Hei
- Hanyi Chang Song
- Hanyi Chang Yi
- Hanyi Chao Cu Hei
- Hanyi Chao Cu Song
- Hanyi Chao Cu Yuan
- Hanyi Chen Pin
- Hanyi Cu Fang Song
- Hanyi Cu Hei
- Hanyi Cu Song
- Hanyi Cu Yuan
- Hanyi Da Hei
- Hanyi Da Li Shu
- Hanyi Da Song
- Hanyi Dai Yu
- Hanyi Die Yu
- Hanyi Du Du
- Hanyi Fang Die
- Hanyi Fang Li
- Hanyi Fang Song
- Hanyi Gan Lan
- Hanyi Ha Ha
- Hanyi Hai Yun
- Hanyi Hei
- Hanyi Hei Mi
- Hanyi Hei Qi
- Hanyi Hu Po
- Hanyi Hua Die
- Hanyi Huo Chai
- Hanyi Jia Shu
- Hanyi Li Hei
- Hanyi Ling Bo
- Hanyi Ling Xin
- Hanyi Luo Bo
- Hanyi Man Bu
- Hanyi Mi Mi
- Hanyi Nan Gong
- Hanyi Qing Yun
- Hanyi Shen Gong
- Hanyi Shou Jin Shu
- Hanyi Shu Hun
- Hanyi Shu Song Er
- Hanyi Shu Song Yi
- Hanyi Shu Tong
- Hanyi Shuang Xian
- Hanyi Shui Bo
- Hanyi Shui Di
- Hanyi Song
- Hanyi Tai Ji
- Hanyi Te Xi Deng Xian
- Hanyi Wa Wa Zhuan
- Hanyi Wei Bei
- Hanyi Xi Deng Xian
- Hanyi Xi Xing Kai
- Hanyi Xi Yuan
- Hanyi Xi Zhong Yuan
- Hanyi Xiao Li Shu
- Hanyi Xing Kai
- Hanyi Xing Shi
- Hanyi Xiu Ying
- Hanyi Xue Feng
- Hanyi Xue Jun
- Hanyi Ya Ya
- Hanyi Yan Ling
- Hanyi Yuan
- Hanyi Yuan Die
- Hanyi Zhong Deng Xian
- Hanyi Zhong Hei
- Hanyi Zhong Kai
- Hanyi Zhong Li Shu
- Hanyi ZHong Song
- Hanyi Zhong Yuan
- Hanyi Zhu Jie
- Hanyi Zi Dian Song
- Hanyi Zong Yi
- Hein
- Hein Kni Set D
- Hein Recueil
- Hein Recueil Symbol
- Hein Resans
- Hein Resans Point
- Hein TX Ten
- Hein TX1 Versal
- Hein TX2 Symbol
- Hein TX3 Symbol
- Hein TX4
- Hein TX4 InType
- Hein TX5
- Hein TX5 InType
- Hein TX5 Symbol
- Hein TX5 Symbol InType
- Helserif
- HGB Grotesk
- HGB Lombardisch
- Hogarth Script
- Holland Gothic
- IBM Bodoni
- Ice Age
- Insekt
- Isometrik
- Jason Uncial
- Jazmo
- Jazz Ragtime
- Joga
- Joker DTC
- Just Deine
- Justus
- Kabarett
- Katie
- Kettapila
- Keys
- Kilimanjaro
- Kipp Clean
- Klassika
- Klassika Bronze
- Kolibri
- Komisz
- Kosmique
- La Casa
- Labyrindo
- Laenderkennzeichen
- Lamont
- Largo (URW)
- Las Vegas (URW)
- Le Rock
- Leger (URW)
- Legothic
- Les Tres
- Liaison
- Light Fit
- LP Bambus
- LP Lazise
- LP Philharmonia
- LP Pinsel Satt
- LP Pinselschrift
- LP Saturnia
- Lucida
- Luedickital
- Maccaroni
- Magna
- Marble (URW)
- Mariage
- Marin
- Martin Gothic
- Martines
- Martines No. 10
- Martines No. 11
- Martines No. 20
- Martines No. 21
- Martines No. 30
- Martines No. 31
- Martines No. 40
- Martines No. 41
- Martines No. 50
- Martines No. 51
- Martines No. 60
- Martines No. 61
- Martines No. 70
- Martines No. 71
- Martinique
- Martinique (URW Type Foundry)
- Mauritius I
- Media Sol
- Medical Icons
- Metropolitaines
- Mittelschrift
- Moderatio
- Mond
- Moving Mouse
- Möwe
- Naej
- Neo Franklin
- New Daily
- Newport Land
- Nifty Script
- Nimbus Roman Chinese
- Nimbus Roman Korean
- Nimbus Roman Modern Compress
- Nimbus Sans Chinese
- Nimbus Sans Korean
- Nimbus Sans Mono
- Nimbus Sans Novus
- Nimbus Sans Round
- Nipon
- Nissan
- Nitaah One
- Novara
- OCR B Letterpress
- Old English Only Shadow
- Old Towne No. 536
- Olivine
- Organicon
- Ornella
- Pandora Black
- Parametra
- Pergamon
- Perpedes
- Perpedix
- Perugia
- Perugia Cursive
- Phenotype
- Phet
- Phet Outline
- Philly Sport Script
- Picastro
- Pipeline (URW++)
- Pirates and Robbers
- Pleiad
- Power
- Prana
- Profil (URW)
- Profil No. 1
- Profil No. 11
- Profil No. 12
- Profil No. 13
- Profil No. 2
- Profil No. 3
- Président
- Quadre
- Quartz Mono
- Quendel
- Quint
- Raldo
- Raldo RE
- Ramona (Schriftguss)
- RAN
- Rene Font
- Rene Lemon
- René Menue
- Revis
- Ribera
- Roman
- Roman Shaded
- Roman Solid
- Roman Stylus
- Rotata Mysticons
- Rotate Klassik
- Rotate Modern
- Rotate Nouveau
- Roundabout
- Ruca
- Saa Series (inactive)
- Sax
- Scenario
- Schillerplatz
- Schnebel Slab
- SCR-I
- SCR-N
- Scylla
- Seed
- Seizieme
- Semikolon
- Sepultura
- Serifa Stencil Bold
- Siemens Sans
- Siemens Sans Bold
- Siemens Serif
- Siemens Serif (URW Type Foundry)
- Siemens Slab
- Siemens Slab (URW Type Foundry)
- Siesta
- Signpainters Script
- Signs and
- Signs and Symbols
- Silvestrini
- Sirius
- Slipstream
- Slope Sans
- Slope Slab
- Smooth Buggaloo
- Solo Data
- Solo Mito
- Southbeach
- Souvenir Gothic
- Spielhaus
- Springfield
- Springfield Antique
- Standup
- Stanza
- Stencil Compress D
- Stencil Only Shadow
- Stencil Solid D
- Stratford
- Sultania
- Superbold
- Supernormale
- Supernormale Eight
- Supernormale Eight Large
- Supernormale Eight Small
- Supernormale Eight Sta
- Symmetry
- Szablon
- Sztark
- Sztempel
- Sztiefel
- Technotyp
- Theo Ballmer
- Three Dee
- Timbre
- Timeless
- Toms Handwritten
- Traffic Type Luxembourg
- Traffic Type Spain
- Traffic Type Sweden
- Tricky
- Unciala
- Und4
- URW Antiqua Alternative 2039 Super
- URW Antiqua Super
- URW Binner
- URW Bluejack
- URW Bodoni M
- URW Bodoni No 1
- URW Bodoni No. 1
- URW Bodoni No. 1 DCD
- URW Century
- URW Choc
- URW Clarendon No. 1 Round
- URW Clarendon No. 1 Stencil
- URW Compress
- URW Contemporary Brush
- URW Cooper Antique
- URW Dock
- URW Egyptienne
- URW Engravers Only Shadow
- URW Form
- URW Garamond
- URW Geometric Arabic
- URW Geometric Condensed
- URW Geometric Extended
- URW Gordon
- URW Gothic
- URW Janson
- URW Latin Compress
- URW Life
- URW Linear
- URW Magna
- URW Modern
- URW Nueland
- URW Nueland Inline
- URW Oklahoma
- URW Oklahoma Open D
- URW Oklahoma Stencil D
- URW Serpentine Compress D
- URW Typewriter
- URW Urban
- Viant
- Viking Gothic
- Vladimir Script
- Williamson Skidoo
- With Ink
- WTC Goudy
- Yardmaster
- Zirkus
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