About this typeface
An open-source revival of Giambattista Bodoni's razor-sharp Didones from late-1700s Parma — hairline thins, ball terminals, and vertical stress, tuned for today's screens.
Bodoni's original punches defined the modern serif: extreme contrast between thick and thin strokes, unbracketed hairline serifs, and a strictly vertical axis. Bodoni Moda carries that DNA into a variable family with optical sizes, keeping the thins from disappearing at text sizes.
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CommercialSIL Open Font License — free for everything, including commercial work. Plain-language summary; the full license text ships with the download.
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Elsewhere
- Google Fonts — official source, free download
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- 1001fonts — free download
- owenearl.com — designer's site