Egyptienne (typeface)

For the typeface class that is also referred to as Egyptienne, see Slab serif.

Égyptienne is a Swiss serif typeface belonging to the classification slab serif, or Egyptian, where the serifs are unbracketed and similar in weight to the horizontal strokes of the letters. Egyptienne was designed in 1956 by Adrian Frutiger for the Fonderie Deberny et Peignot and was the first new text face created for the process of phototypesetting.

Category	Serif
Classification	Slab serif
Designer(s)	Adrian Frutiger
Foundry	Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Date released	1956

The x-height is high, and some lowercase characters, especially a and e bear comparison with other Frutiger typefaces, especially Meridien and Serifa. Egyptienne shows historical influence of the Clarendon faces.

Égyptienne commonly appears on Chocolate letters.^[1]