Gabriola (typeface)
Gabriola is a display typeface designed by John Hudson for the Microsoft Corporation. It is named after Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada. Versions of Gabriola have been used in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2010.Design
Gabriola was inspired by the calligraphy of Jan van de Velde the Elder. Gabriola was developed with advanced OpenType features and has been optimized for ClearType rendering to improve legibility on screen. Hudson added a number of stylistic alternate characters and flourishes, which were grouped thematically by stylistic set into different styles of calligraphy.Distinguishing features
Easily identifiable and/or unusual features include:
- The flourish of capital "Q"s extend far below the following letter.
- The flourish of lower case "f"s and both lower and capital "j"s/"J"s extend far below the previous letter.
