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OCR-X
OCR-X
Designed by Eurostandard and
Maximage, OCR-X is both a
homage to and an extension of
the infamous OCR-A typeface
from 1966.
Taking its predecessor’s skeleton
as a starting point, OCR-X
reinterprets it and expands it in
six weights. The versatility across
the cuts means that OCR-X can
be used on both screen and print.
Its extended character set makes
it a highly functional typeface,
fully aligned with today’s
standards. A variable version of
the typeface is also available.
Font Information
OCR-A was created in 1966 (1) by the American Type Founders (ATF)
on a commission by the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI, the North American equivalent of the Deutsches Institut for
Normung – DIN – to whom we owe standardized paper formats). The
ANSI required a highly differentiated monospace to ensure
successful recognition with the comparatively low-resolution optic
readers available in the 1960s. This restrictive logic determined
OCR-A’s unusual letter shapes, evidenced for instance in its
lozenge-shaped O, skewed Q, kooky C, flat S and unusually high M.
Its construction was meant to be recognizable on a small optical grid
of five by nine units.
OCR-A’s numerals also draw from its predecessor E13B (1958),
which was developed over ten years at the Stanford Research
Institute under the direction of Kenneth R. Eldredge after a
commission by the American Bankers Association to develop an
automated cheque-processing system. Neither E13B nor OCR-A
were ever designed as futuristic-looking typefaces – the ANSI was
probably as dry a client as there could be – the beauty of their
shapes is embodied in a tense dance of form and function that sees
the logic of the computer converging with the human eye.
[…]
in the early 2000s Maximage and Eurostandard were more
interested in Isostar than ISO standards. Scrolling through the fonts
on their school computers, they were struck by the enigmatic power
and the promise held by the OCR-A typeface, which they intuitively
picked to design their first posters, flyers and bootleg record covers.
By contrast, under no circumstance would they have resorted
to using OCR-B. In art school a few years later, it seemed natural to
continue using OCR-A. Soon enough however, their modernist
teachers were encouraging them to swap the A for their top Gs –
that is, respectable sans-serifs like Akzidenz Grotesk (and perhaps
Helvetica Bold at a stretch). At the time, the youngsters felt like
school was taking the fun away. With OCR-X, they now have their
revenge.
Today, the question of forcing characters, bonsai-like, into specific
shapes to pass the test of optical recognition sounds almost
far-fetched. As telephone cameras can recognize even pixelated
portions of handwritten text, there is no need for an OCR typeface –
if anything, we need machine-unreadable type. Liberated from its
predecessor’s computational requirements, OCR-X is free to take on
other meanings on the walls of the city. Maxitype propose an
extension and homage to letterforms that were created for function,
not for style; still, OCR-X is the most stylish system font with that
drop of Alien Lean. [Excerpt from OCR–X Type Specimen] OCR-X Type Specimen, 2023
Designed by Eurostandard, with an essay by Jonas Berthod
Softcover, 48 pages, 21 × 29.7 cm, offset printed with 5 PMS
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OCR-X Regular
OCR-X Medium
OCR-X Bold
OCR-X Black
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OCR-X 72 pt Basic Character Set

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NO P QRSTUV WXYZ
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Isostar Lemon
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Matrix Reload
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Organic grids
96 pt

“Artificial”
Intelligence
Transglobal
Situationism
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SATURDAY 28 th

STREET PARADE
ZÜRICH 1993
HOT RUBBER
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4275 3156 0372

0123456789
978-5875-1587-8
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Œ Œ œ Æ Æ æ
aa st SS OO
WORLD FAMOUS
COOL DIGGERS
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Techno Techno
LX1589 LX1589
Metro Metro
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ZÜRICH ZÜRICH
RO.BOT RO.BOT
WHAT? WHAT?
ALIENS ALIENS
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OCR-X 96 pt Symbols

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OCR-X Regular 18 pt OCR-X Medium 18 pt

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readable, coherent, and visually sati
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typeface that works invisibly, withou
satisfying typeface that works invisi-
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reader. Even distribution of typeset typeset material, with a minimum of d
tions and anomalies, is aimed at prod
material, with a minimum of distractions
OCR-X Bold 18 pt OCR-X Black 18 pt

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ate a readable, coherent, and visually
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satisfying typeface that works invisi-
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bly, without the awareness of the awareness of the reader. Even distrib
reader. Even distribution of typeset typeset material, with a minimum of d
material, with a minimum of distractions
tions and anomalies, is aimed at prod
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OCR-X Medium 12 pt OCR-X Bold 12 pt OCR-X Black 12 pt

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that works invisibly, without distracting
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of text typography. Both Maxitype and Swiss typography
of text typography. Both Maxitype and Swiss typography
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emphasized the importance of typography in effective
emphasized the importance of typography in effective

OCR-X Light (alt) 9 pt OCR-X Regular (alt) 9 pt OCR-X Medium (alt) 9 pt

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of text typography. Both Maxitype and Swiss typography
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emphasized the importance of typography in effectiv
emphasized the importance of typography in effective
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as a Traditionally, text has been composed to serve Traditionally,
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P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Fractions, ordinals

Lowercase
¼ ½ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ � �
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o
Symbols

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p q r s t u v w x y z Stylistic Set 01 (alternate punctuation)
Proportional Figures

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . , : ; ? ¿ ¨
Stylistic Set 02
Tabular Figures

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A D M P S T W X a e s
Liguatures 5 6 9 [ ] &
fi fl st aa OO SS GG W Stylistic Set 03 (alien)

Punctuation A B C E F G J K M O R S T W X
! " # % & & ' ( ) * , - . Y Z e ə 8 ƒ $ € £ ¥
/ : ; ? @ [ ] [ ] \ _ { } Stylistic Set 04

¡ § « ¶ » ¿ ̀– — ‘ ’ “ † B E K L P Þ a e ə
‡ • … ‹ › Stylistic Set 05 (large width)

Case sensitive Æ Œ W X fi fl → ←
¡ ¿ - – — () {} [] « » ‹› Stylistic Set 06 (credit card figures)

Currency 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -
$ ¢ ƒ £ ¤ ¥ ฿ € ₹ ₿ ƒ $ £ € ¥ Stylistic Set 07 (ascii bubble)

Maths symbols
A B C D E F G H I J
+ < = > x | ~ ¬ ± × ÷ ⁄ K L M N O P Q R S T
∂ ∆ ∏ ∑ − √ ∞ ∫ ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥ U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3
Arrows 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . , : ; !
← ← ↑ → → ↓ ↔ ↕ ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙ ? / - – ( ) & + = → ←
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Font Specification
Name: OCR-X
Designer: Eurostandard & Maximage
Year: 2021–2023
Styles: 6 styles, 1 package
Features: 7 stylistic sets
Glyphs: 860
Spacing: Monospace
Formats: OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2,
Variable Font (beta version)
UnitsPerEm: 8000
Mastering: Office for Typography (CH)
Type Foundry: Maxitype
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