Vinci Sans, also known as Excelsior, was designed by German type designer Lucian Bernhard in 1912. The typeface was named after Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath and artist.

In recent years, Vinci Sans has been digitized and revived by various type foundries, making it available for use in digital design. These revivals aim to stay true to the original design while adapting it to the demands of digital typography.

Set in Vinci Sans.

Vinci Sans is a neo-grotesque sans-serif with deep roots in the Swiss typographic tradition, but updated for the screen-first world. It carries the neutrality of Helvetica, the warmth of Frutiger, and the precision of Akzidenz-Grotesk — without mimicking any of them outright.

There are thousands of typefaces. Some shout. Some whisper. And some — like — simply work .

It’s not a typeface for showing off. It’s a typeface for getting things read .