Nib – Chiseled Display with Character
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Nib is a Display typeface from Dries Wiewauters, published by Studio Dries Wiewauters.
Why you should consider Nib
Available on MyFonts: https://www.myfonts.com/collections/nib-font-studio-dries-wiewauters. Nib was designed by Dries Wiewauters and grew from an observation of a stone carving in Denmark; the finished family mixes that carved sensibility with other influences. The release ships as a 12-style family (Light through Black, each with an italic) and is offered for desktop and web licensing at MyFonts.
Visual character
Nib shows concrete, chiselled terminals and moderately high stroke contrast that read strongly at display sizes; glyphs sit with a compact internal space and relatively tight counters that sharpen headline set. The family runs from light to black, and italics introduce a livelier, slightly condensed slope that favors short, emphatic phrases rather than long text blocks. Overall the forms balance angled, chisel-like cuts with calligraphic modulation, giving both weighty solids and hairline nuances in heavier weights.
Best use cases
Font pairing ideas
- Humanist sans for body copy — a warm, humanist sans (larger x‑height, open counters) will soften Nib’s chiselled headlines and provide readable, friendly paragraphs beneath its strong display forms.
- Geometric or grotesque sans for modern contrast — a clean geometric or grotesque sans gives crisp contrast to Nib’s carved strokes, helping layouts feel contemporary while keeping headlines dominant.
- Narrow grotesque for tight layouts — a condensed grotesque for captions or metadata pairs well where space is limited, echoing Nib’s condensed italics without competing for attention.
Font Features
- 12 styles (Light through Black) with matching italics
- Available for desktop and webfont licensing on MyFonts
- Font family page on MyFonts includes full glyph listing and tech specs
What’s Included
- Individual style purchases (desktop & webfont licensing options)
- Complete family package of 12 fonts (Light–Black with italics)
Pricing
- Individual styles from $60.00 USD
- Complete family pack: $576.00 USD
Font details
- Font Style: Display
- Font Mood: Vintage and Elegant
- Font Use Case: Poster, Packaging, Logo, and Editorial
- Designer: Dries Wiewauters
- Foundry: Studio Dries Wiewauters
- Family contains 12 styles (Light through Black, each with an italic) (Source: Nib contains 12 styles and family package options.)
- Offered on MyFonts as Webfont & Desktop licensing (source: MyFonts) (Source: Webfont & Desktop)
