Bona Nova

Bona Nova is a serif typeface digitized from a 1971 cursive design by Andrzej Heidrich featuring expanded character sets and classical weights.

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Bona Nova

About

Bona Nova revives the cursive typeface Bona, originally designed by Andrzej Heidrich, known for his work on Polish banknotes. This digital version includes Regular and Bold weights, small caps, alternates, and OpenType features, supporting multiple scripts such as Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, and Vietnamese. Its design balances classical serif forms with a subtle cursive influence, suitable for text and display.

Overview

Bona Nova is a serif font family that digitizes the 1971 cursive design Bona by Andrzej Heidrich. The digital revival expands the original character set and adds small caps, alternates, and OpenType functionality. It includes two weights, Regular and Bold, creating a classical triad with a distinctive cursive touch. The family supports a broad range of scripts including Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, and Vietnamese, making it versatile for multilingual typography. Its refined serif structure and subtle calligraphic influence make it suitable for editorial, branding, and display uses where a classical yet approachable serif is desired.

Designers: Capitalics, Mateusz Machalski, Andrzej Heidrich

Usage

"" Access one-stop/bona-nova using the OneStop MCP.

If you do not have the OneStop MCP, read the MCP setup docs.