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R41 Recta

by Reber R41
Individual Styles from $40.00 USD
Complete family of 38 fonts: $1,250.00 USD
The R41 Recta Font Family was designed by Alessandro Butti, Aldo Novarese, Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Mario De Libero and published by Reber R41. R41 Recta contains 38 styles and family package options.

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Recta, designed by Aldo Novarese in 1959 for Nebiolo, is a distinguished typeface that played a pivotal role in the European sans serif movement of the mid-20th century. Released shortly after the Swiss Neue Haas Grotesk and the French Univers, Recta quickly rose to prominence, earning the nickname the Italian Helvetica. Its unique characteristics feature a soft line with a humanistic touch, paired with the clear shapes typical of the grotesk genre. Although initially envisioned in various weights and styles, the high costs associated with traditional printing limited their realization, making Recta a celebrated and distinctive typeface. Perfect for branding, editorial design, and web applications, Recta seamlessly blends elegance with functionality, ensuring it remains a versatile choice for contemporary typography.

Designers: Alessandro Butti, Aldo Novarese, Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Mario De Libero

Publisher: Reber R41

Foundry: Reber R41

Design Owner: Reber R41

MyFonts debut: Dec 31, 2025

R41 Recta

About Reber R41

Reber R41 is an Italian company founded in Spresiano, Treviso, in 1960 by Renato Bernardi, inventor of his own method of dry transfer type, and still run by his family. Since 1969, R41 has produced dry-transfer adaptations of iconic designs from Nebiolo Type Foundry, including its most experimental creations designed for the booming Italian advertising industry. Designer Aldo Novarese, who retired from Nebiolo in the early ’70s, worked with Reber R41 for years afterward designing brands, catalogues, advertising and of course…typefaces. Now Reber R41 provides new digitizations of the work of Novarese and Nebiolo of Turin, brought together in a unique collection that preserves the best of historic Italian typography of the twentieth century.

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