What is the PF DIN Text® font?

The purpose of the original DIN 1451 standard was to lay down a style of lettering which is timeless and easily legible. Unfortunately, these early letters lacked elegance and were not properly designed for typographic applications. Ever since its first publication in the 1930’s, several type foundries adopted the original designs for digital photocomposition. By early 2000, it became apparent that the existing DIN-based fonts did not fulfil the ever-increasing demand for a diverse set of weights and additional support for non-Latin languages. More… Parachute® was set out to fill this gap by introducing the PF DIN series which has become ever since the most comprehensive and sophisticated set of DIN typefaces. It was based on the original standards but was specifically designed to fit typographic requirements. Its letterforms divert from the stiff geometric structure of the original and introduce instead elements which are familiar, softer and easier to read. The first set of fonts was completed in 2002 as a group of 3 families which included condensed and compressed versions. With its vast array of weights, the extended language support, but most of all its meticulous and elaborate design, it has proved itself valuable to numerous design agencies around the world. Ever since its first release, it has been used in diverse editorials, packaging, branding and advertising campaigns as well as a great number of websites. It was quoted by Publish magazine as being “an overkill series for complex corporate identity projects”. The whole PF DIN Text type system (with normal, condensed and compressed styles) includes 45 weights from Hairline to Extra Black including true-italics. Additionally, every font in the Pro series is powered by 270 very useful symbols for packaging, environmental graphics, signage, transportation, computing, fabric care. There are 2 versions to choose from: The PRO version is the most powerful. All weights support Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Central/Eastern European, Romanian, Baltic and Turkish, with 20 advanced opentype features including small caps. The standard STD version is more economic. All weights support Latin, Central/Eastern European, Romanian, Baltic and Turkish, with 18 advanced opentype features including small caps. In 2010 Parachute® released 4 new families DIN Monospace, DIN Stencil, DIN Text Arabic and DIN Text Universal. All these are complemented by the popular DIN Display version. Altogether the Parachute DIN series is a set of 8 superfamilies with a total of 96 weights.

PF DIN Text® Font families

The PF DIN Text® font includes the following font families:

• PF DIN Text Pro Hairline
• PF DIN Text Pro ExtraThin
• PF DIN Text Pro ExtraThin Italic
• PF DIN Text Pro Thin
• PF DIN Text Pro Thin Italic
• PF DIN Text Pro Light
• PF DIN Text Pro Light Italic
• PF DIN Text Pro Regular
• PF DIN Text Pro Italic
• PF DIN Text Pro Medium
• PF DIN Text Pro Medium Italic
• PF DIN Text Pro Bold
• PF DIN Text Pro Bold Italic
• PF DIN Text Pro Black
• PF DIN Text Pro Black Italic
• PF DIN Text Pro ExtraBlack
• PF DIN Text Pro ExtraBlack Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Hairline
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro ExtraThin
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro ExtraThin Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Thin
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Thin Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Light
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Light Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Regular
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Medium
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Medium Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Bold
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Bold Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Black
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro Black Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro ExtraBlack
• PF DIN Text Cond Pro ExtraBlack Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Hairline
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro ExtraThin
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro ExtraThin Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Thin
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Thin Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Light
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Light Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Regular
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Medium
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Medium Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Bold
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Bold Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Black
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro Black Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro ExtraBlack
• PF DIN Text Comp Pro ExtraBlack Italic
• PF DIN Text Std Hairline
• PF DIN Text Std ExtraThin
• PF DIN Text Std ExtraThin Italic
• PF DIN Text Std Thin
• PF DIN Text Std Thin Italic
• PF DIN Text Std Light
• PF DIN Text Std Light Italic
• PF DIN Text Std Regular
• PF DIN Text Std Italic
• PF DIN Text Std Medium
• PF DIN Text Std Medium Italic
• PF DIN Text Std Bold
• PF DIN Text Std Bold Italic
• PF DIN Text Std Black
• PF DIN Text Std Black Italic
• PF DIN Text Std ExtraBlack
• PF DIN Text Std ExtraBlack Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Hairline
• PF DIN Text Cond Std ExtraThin
• PF DIN Text Cond Std ExtraThin Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Thin
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Thin Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Light
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Light Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Regular
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Medium
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Medium Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Bold
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Bold Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Black
• PF DIN Text Cond Std Black Italic
• PF DIN Text Cond Std ExtraBlack
• PF DIN Text Cond Std ExtraBlack Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Hairline
• PF DIN Text Comp Std ExtraThin
• PF DIN Text Comp Std ExtraThin Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Thin
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Thin Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Light
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Light Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Regular
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Medium
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Medium Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Bold
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Bold Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Black
• PF DIN Text Comp Std Black Italic
• PF DIN Text Comp Std ExtraBlack
• PF DIN Text Comp Std ExtraBlack Italic

PF DIN Text® Preview

Here is a preview of how PF DIN Text® will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.