Zekton

I released Zekton on October 31, 2005. The Regular style was originally offered as a free font for both personal and commercial use. When I expanded the family into additional weights and widths, those became paid. The design featured square, modular letterforms broken by narrow gaps placed in consistent locations that did not interfere with legibility.

Over time, Zekton grew into a family of 42 fonts: seven weights, two widths, and italics for each. Every weight and width included italics. In November 2024, I updated the family by reorganizing its naming system. Book became Light, Light became Extra-Light, Extra-Light became Thin, and Ultra-Light became Hairline. No outline or spacing changes were made at that time.

On April 13, 2026, Zekton underwent a complete rebuild. All glyphs were redrawn, and the family was expanded to 48 fonts with the addition of a Semibold weight. The Regular weight was slightly thickened, and weight interpolation was revised to center on a more controlled Regular, with x-height expansion beginning at Semibold rather than progressing linearly. Italic angles were adjusted for improved pixel alignment (Condensed 8.2°, Normal 10.2°, Expanded 12.3°). Spacing and kerning were fully replaced. Vertical metrics were modernized, and numeral widths were rebalanced. Heavier weights were made more extreme with more consistent counters and apertures, while thin styles were refined for greater precision. Cyrillic coverage was expanded and redesigned, including support for Ukrainian, and the German capital ß was added. Currency symbols were updated. Legacy fixed fractions were reduced to ½, ¼, and ¾, and the OpenType fraction feature was improved.

Zekton has appeared in several notable projects. It was used in the game Awesomenauts (2012), multiple titles in the Splinter Cell series, Dynamite Jack (2012), and Star Battalion (2011). These uses gave the typeface visibility beyond its catalog role.