Zapfino is a calligraphic typeface designed for Linotype by renowned typeface designer Hermann Zapf in 1998. It is based on an alphabet Zapf originally penned in 1944. As a font, it makes extensive use of ligatures and character variations (for example, the lower case letter d has nine variations).

Apple Computer includes one of the six weights of Zapfino in Mac OS X, partly to demonstrate its advanced typographic features. The font includes over 1,400 glyphs.

External link

• Linotype's description of Zapfino

ツァッフィーノ | Typefaces | 1944 introductions