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Zilla Slab

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Zilla Slab
CategorySlab serif
ClassificationMechanistic, Humanist
Designer(s)Peter Biľak,Nikola Djurek
Commissioned byMozilla Foundation
FoundryTypotheque
Date created2017
LicenseSIL Open Font License
Design based onTesla Slab
VariationsZilla Slab Highlight
Websitegithub/mozilla/zilla-slab
Latest release version1.002
Latest release dateAugust 23, 2017;6 years ago(2017-08-23)[1]

Zilla Slabis a free to use,open sourceslab seriffont commissioned by theMozilla Foundation[2]as a part of theirrebrandingprocess from mid-2016 to 2017.[3][4][5]It was created in 2017 byPeter Biľakand Nikola Djurek,[2]typeface designers for theTypothequefoundry. It is inspired by theTesla Slabfont,[6][2]also originally designed by Typotheque. Its variant, Zilla Slab Highlight, features a uniqueligaturein its bold weight, where the character sequence "mozilla" will turn into "moz://a", purposely intended for using the stylized Mozilla wordmark.[2]

Usage

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Zilla Slab is used as the branding font forMozilla Foundation,featured in its logo as well as their other products and projects, such asMDN Web DocsandCommon Voice,alongside Inter and Metropolis.[7][8]

As of February 21, 2018, Ohio University started using Zilla Slab as their secondary font of choice.[9]

Availability

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Zilla Slab is available onGitHub,[10]Google Fonts,[11]and through Mozilla'sCDN.[12]Its variant, Zilla Slab Highlight, is also sourced in the same GitHub repository, and available on Google Fonts as well.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Release v1.002 · mozilla/zilla-slab".GitHub.2017-08-23.Retrieved2021-03-19.
  2. ^abcdGorlovetsky, Yuliya (2017-07-10)."Zilla Slab: A common language through a shared font - Mozilla Open Design".Mozilla Open Design.Retrieved2019-07-20.
  3. ^Johnson Banks Corporation."Mozilla | Johnson Banks".Retrieved2019-07-20.
  4. ^Johnson, Michael (2016-06-10)."Designing in the Open".Mozilla Open Design.Retrieved2019-07-20.
  5. ^Johnson, Michael (2016-07-06)."Going deeper into Mozilla's identity problem - Mozilla Open Design".Mozilla Open Design.Retrieved2019-07-20.
  6. ^"Typotheque: New Wordmark and Typeface for Mozilla".Typotheque.2017-01-24.Retrieved2019-07-20.
  7. ^Mozilla."Typography - Protocol Design System".Mozilla Protocol - Protocol Design System.Retrieved2019-07-21.
  8. ^Mozilla."Typography - Mozilla Dot Design".Mozilla Dot Design.Retrieved2019-07-21.
  9. ^Morris, Renea (2018-02-21)."OHIO: Compass | Branding OHIO with updated color palettes and typography".Ohio University.Retrieved2019-07-21.
  10. ^"mozilla/zilla-slab: Mozilla's Zilla Slab Type Family".GitHub.Retrieved2019-07-20.
  11. ^Typotheque."Zilla Slabs - Google Fonts".Google Fonts.Retrieved2019-07-20.
  12. ^"Mozilla CDN".Retrieved2019-07-20.
  13. ^Typotheque."Zilla Slab Highlight - Google Fonts".Google Fonts.Retrieved2019-07-20.
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