“The design of Gabriola was inspired by an idea
from music: that the same melody can be played in multiple modes,
each with its own expressive characteristics. Eight different
styles can be activated within the single font using OpenType
Layout features, allowing users to set the same text in different
modes, from the plainest style to the most elaborated and fanciful.
Each style is distinctive, referencing increasingly exhuberant
historical styles, yet each harmonises with the others around the
dominant basic construction of the letters.” First released by
Microsoft in
2009 [bundled with Office 2010 and Windows 7]. Version
5.9 was released by Tiro
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“The design of Gabriola was inspired by an idea from music: that the same melody can be played in multiple modes, each with its own expressive characteristics. Eight different styles can be activated within the single font using OpenType Layout features, allowing users to set the same text in different modes, from the plainest style to the most elaborated and fanciful. Each style is distinctive, referencing increasingly exhuberant historical styles, yet each harmonises with the others around the dominant basic construction of the letters.” First released by Microsoft in 2009 [bundled with Office 2010 and Windows 7]. Version 5.9 was released by Tiro Typeworks in 2025. [Tiro Typeworks]
Named after Gabriola Island in British Columbia, Canada.
