Retail Fonts

Emily In White – the Emily Dickinson Font

Exhibition object with “Emily In White”

She did not live to experience her breakthrough as a poet, but today she is considered one of the pioneers of literary modernity – the American lyricist Emily Dickinson (1830–1886). She left behind a life’s work of manuscripts on scraps of paper, note pads and letters – and a last wish, that these were to be burned. Emily’s younger sister Lavinia did not fulfill her wish – and thus preserved the ingenious manuscript-objects for posterity.

Art object by Rowena Dunlap Burke and Eric Hovermale
“Emma, Plain Emma” is an art object with Emily In White typeface by Rowena Dunlap Burke and Eric Hovermale at the Newport Art Museum, Rhode Island.

The typeface family “Emily In White” is named after Emily Dickinson’s habit of dressing in white clothes. Her delicate handwriting has been described as “breezing” and “reminding of bird tracks”.

Emily In White Styles

Three weights of Emily In White

OpenType Features

Opentype features of Emily In White: contextual alternates and ligatures.
Contextual alternates and ligatures
Opentype features of Emily In White: alternate figures and fractions.
Alternate figures and fractions
Opentype features of Emily In White: superscript and subscript.
Superscript and subscript
Opentype features of Emily In White: alternates.
Alternates

In Use

Cover with Emily In White typeface in “The Delicious” book, Gestalten publisher
Emily In White typeface in “The Delicious”, a book about contemporary cooking by Gestalten publishing house
Spread with Emily In White typeface in “The Delicious” book, Gestalten publisher
Emily In White typeface in “The Delicious” by Gestalten publishing house
Emily In White typeface in “The Delicious” book, Gestalten publisher
Emily In White typeface in “The Delicious” by Gestalten publishing house
Emily In White typeface on “A Beautiful Mind” invitation
“A Beautiful Mind” event invitation with Emily In White typeface. More about it on Fonts In Use
Emily In White typeface in “A Beautiful Mind” mailing
“A Beautiful Mind” mailing
Emily In White typeface on “A Beautiful Mind” program
“A Beautiful Mind” event program
Close-up of “Letters to be burned” exhibition object, texts by Emily Dickinson presented in Emily In White typeface
Installation “Letters to be burned” at The Finnish Insitute, Berlin
Name “Emily” in 3d, in Emily In White font
Emily In White in 3d at “Letters to be burned”, The Finnish Institute, Berlin
Emily In White print at “Letters to be burned” installation
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