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IS THE
WEIGHT

Designer

Michael Cina

2016

OCR Public is a monospaced display family in five styles. Every style locks to the same grid, so they can be mixed inside a line and the letters still align. Width and weight move together on a single axis.

Family Size

5 Styles

Features

7 stylistic sets, case-sensitive forms, multiple figure styles, fractions and ordinals, superior and inferior figures, ligatures, character alternates

Character sets

475 glyphs. Alternates, ligatures.

Licensing

Desktop/Print, Web, Content, App/Game, Logo/Wordmark, Core Media, All Media. Custom License Available.

 
Regular
Shuffle
OCR-010204/AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
1234567890!@#$%
 
Shuffle
OCR-010204/AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
1234567890!@#$%

In 2016, working on a project that called for a compressed face, he revisited the idea and started drawing. What began as one compressed cut grew into a family of five widths sharing a single monospaced grid, designed to be used together. The widths are mixable. The system holds.

Variable type description

Variable type description

Ocr 010204 Variable
Axis
0
AaBbCc01234567890!@#$%^&*()
AaBbCc01234567890!@#$%^&*()
OCR-010204 01

The narrowest cut. 188 em units wide. Reads as the lightest and most compressed.

 
Regular
Size
200
Leading
0.90
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

A monospaced family built to mix.

 
Regular

A monospaced family built to mix.

 
Regular
Size
200
Leading
0.90
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

Five widths, one grid.

 
Regular

Five widths, one grid.

 
Regular
Size
200
Leading
0.90
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

Built for wild grids.

 
Regular

Built for wild grids.

Width and weight collapse into one axis. Widening the letters adds visual mass. A single choice moves both dimensions.
Width and weight collapse into one axis. Widening the letters adds visual mass. A single choice moves both dimensions.
The five styles are monospaced on a shared grid, so a designer can set 01 next to 05 in the same line and the letters still lock. Combining styles is the point of the family.
The five styles are monospaced on a shared grid, so a designer can set 01 next to 05 in the same line and the letters still lock. Combining styles is the point of the family.
231 languages, 475 glyphs per style, seven stylistic sets, alternates, ligatures, case-sensitive forms, fractions, ordinals, and multiple figure styles. A display family with production depth across the board.
231 languages, 475 glyphs per style, seven stylistic sets, alternates, ligatures, case-sensitive forms, fractions, ordinals, and multiple figure styles. A display family with production depth across the board.
 
Regular
Size
200
Leading
0.90
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

Width and weight are not separate axes.

 
Regular

Width and weight are not separate axes.

 
Regular
Size
200
Leading
0.90
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

Reference can survive its source.

 
Regular

Reference can survive its source.

 
Regular
Size
200
Leading
0.90
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

Share a grid, not just a metric.

 
Regular

Share a grid, not just a metric.

 
Regular
Size
72
Leading
1.00
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

OCR Public is a monospaced display family of five styles built on a shared grid, so styles combine freely inside the same line while width and weight move together on a single axis.

 
Regular

OCR Public is a monospaced display family of five styles built on a shared grid, so styles combine freely inside the same line while width and weight move together on a single axis.

 
Regular
Size
28
Leading
1.15
Tracking
0.000em
OT Features
No features available

OCR Public is a monospaced display family of five styles built around one working principle: every style locks to the same grid, and every style is designed to be combined. A designer can set 01 next to 05 in the same line and the letters still align. The family is a system. The styles are labeled 01 through 05, from narrowest to widest. 01 measures 188 em units. 05 measures 1692. Width and weight move together on a single axis. As the letters widen, they carry more visual mass, so stepping from 01 to 05 shifts both dimensions in one move. Compositions build density and rhythm by pairing styles from across the family. Each style carries 475 glyphs and covers 231 languages in Latin Extended. Seven stylistic sets, case-sensitive forms, multiple figure styles, fractions and ordinals, superior and inferior figures, ligatures, and character alternates fill out the family. The typeface holds at display and headline sizes, inside identity systems, in editorial layouts, and anywhere the grid is part of the design.

 
Regular

OCR Public is a monospaced display family of five styles built around one working principle: every style locks to the same grid, and every style is designed to be combined. A designer can set 01 next to 05 in the same line and the letters still align. The family is a system. The styles are labeled 01 through 05, from narrowest to widest. 01 measures 188 em units. 05 measures 1692. Width and weight move together on a single axis. As the letters widen, they carry more visual mass, so stepping from 01 to 05 shifts both dimensions in one move. Compositions build density and rhythm by pairing styles from across the family. Each style carries 475 glyphs and covers 231 languages in Latin Extended. Seven stylistic sets, case-sensitive forms, multiple figure styles, fractions and ordinals, superior and inferior figures, ligatures, and character alternates fill out the family. The typeface holds at display and headline sizes, inside identity systems, in editorial layouts, and anywhere the grid is part of the design.

Michael Cina

 
Regular
Michael Cina’s work exists at the intersection of design, typography, branding, strategy, and art. This uncommon mix allows him to see differently and direct ideas with purpose. Decades of moving fluidly between disciplines have shaped an approach that blends instinct with strategy, intuition with clarity, and expression with systems thinking. An internationally recognized Creative Director and Artist, Michael leads the multi-disciplinary studio Cina Associates. His work spans global brands including Disney, Apple, American Express, ESPN, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft. Across his career, he has synthesized typography, branding, illustration, motion, web, music, photography, and type design into cohesive systems that perform across platforms and cultures. His work has been widely published, recognized with Emmy and Grammy honors, and he is a frequent speaker at global design conferences, sharing a point of view rooted in authorship, clarity, and long-term brand thinking.
 
Regular
OCR-010204 is named after a typeface I saw on the side of a paper ream in the late 90s. I was on a press check when I noticed it, and I drew an interpretation from the limited characters on the label. The letters stayed with me for two decades as a system. That first font is long gone. In 2016, working on Shigeto's records, I needed a compressed display face and wanted something more computer-forward. One style became two, then five. The rule I kept was that every style had to lock to the same grid, so they could be mixed inside a line. That grid was the family. I reworked it across the years that followed. The Shigeto projects gave the family a working environment before it was finished, and I added extras along the way to build it into a more robust system
 
Regular
OCR-010204 is named after a typeface I saw on the side of a paper ream in the late 90s. I was on a press check when I noticed it, and I drew an interpretation from the limited characters on the label. The letters stayed with me for two decades as a system. That first font is long gone. In 2016, working on Shigeto's records, I needed a compressed display face and wanted something more computer-forward. One style became two, then five. The rule I kept was that every style had to lock to the same grid, so they could be mixed inside a line. That grid was the family. I reworked it across the years that followed. The Shigeto projects gave the family a working environment before it was finished, and I added extras along the way to build it into a more robust system

Michael Cina

2016

Family

OCR-010204

Designers

Michael Cina

Release

2016

Family Size

5 Styles

Features

7 stylistic sets, case-sensitive forms, multiple figure styles, fractions and ordinals, superior and inferior figures, ligatures, character alternates

Character Set

475 glyphs. Alternates, ligatures.

Formats

Licensing

Desktop/Print, Web, Content, App/Game, Logo/Wordmark, Core Media, All Media. Custom License Available.

Supported Languages

Acheron, Achinese, Afar, Afrikaans, Alekano, Algonquin, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi, Anuta, Ao Naga, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Arvanitika Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Asu (Tanzania), Balinese, Banjar, Basque, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bikol, Bislama, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Breton, Buginese, Candoshi-Shapra, Caquinte, Caribbean Hindustani, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Chachi, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cofán, Congo Swahili, Cornish, Corsican, Danish, Dehu, Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, English, Ese Ejja, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Galician, Garifuna, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gooniyandi, Guadeloupean Creole French, Gusii, Haitian, Hani, Hiligaynon, Hopi, Huastec, Icelandic, Ido, Iloko, Indonesian, Interglossa, Interlingua, Interlingue, Irish, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec, Jamaican Creole English, Javanese, K'iche', Kabuverdianu, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kaonde, Kekchí, Kenzi/Mattokki, Khasi, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kituba (DRC), Klingon, Kongo, Konzo, Kuanyama, Ladino, Ligurian, Lojban, Lombard, Low German, Luba-Lulua, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish, Makhuwa, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Makwe, Malagasy, Malaysian, Manx, Maore Comorian, Mapudungun, Mauritian Creole, Meriam Mir, Meru, Minangkabau, Mohawk, Murrinh-Patha, Mwani, Mískito, Naga Pidgin, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Nobiin, Nomatsiguenga, North Ndebele, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Uzbek, Northwestern Ojibwa, Norwegian, Novial, Nyankole, Occitan, Ojitlán Chinantec, Orma, Oroqen, Paluan, Pampanga, Papantla Totonac, Papiamento, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Pipil, Pohnpeian, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Purepecha, Quechua, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Rwa, Samburu, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Sicilian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Taita, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Tiv, Tok Pisin, Toki Pona, Tonga (Zambia), Tosk Albanian, Tsonga, Tumbuka, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Uab Meto, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Volapük, Walloon, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Xhosa, Yanesha', Yao, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Yucateco, Zulu, Záparo