Constantia Display was commissioned around 2018 as a large-size companion for our distinctive Constantia typeface, which was optimised for reading both on screen and in print. The display ​‘cut’ was created for use in Microsoft PowerPoint templates, where display-size type commonly sits alongside smaller text.

Constantia Display’s design is lighter, narrower, and has a smaller x‑height than the text family. Importantly, it is a genuine display cut rather than a direct optical size adjustment, featuring novel details that differentiate the two types while maintaining their overall harmony.

The most notable design difference is in the crossbars of the uppercase E and F (and similar features in the Cyrillic) where John Hudson took inspiration from Hermann Zapf’s approach to metal type: varying the design for larger sizes rather than simply scaling the text version. The result is a typeface that reads with more refinement at headline sizes while remaining unmistakably related to its text companion.

Related types:
Constantia

Made by Tiro Typeworks for Microsoft, Constantia Display is now available under our M‑Product License, enabling webfont, app embedding, and other uses outside Microsoft products. TrueType OpenType format only.