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Typeface Kabel Terminus Vertical Strokes Cut Eight Degree Angle

Name Kabel
Characteristics
Terminus of vertical strokes are cut to a near eight-degree angle.
Diamond shaped dots on “i” & “j”.
Distinctive lowercase “g”.
History
Kabel is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by German typeface designer Rudolf Koch, and released by the Klingspor foundry in 1927. The face was named to honor the newly completed trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Today the typeface is licensed by the Elsner+Flake GbR foundry.

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