Boiga is a display type family by Kel Troughton. It’s soft edges, bulky joins and overlapping outlines make it a great headline style for any design looking to add some friendly quirk. The family was drawn to work as an outline with uniform overlaps but also contains the filled in version of the letters. Boiga’s shapes come from two very different sources. The first is bold signage and packaging from Amayoko shopping district in Tokyo, ultra-bold, often outlined type in bright colors. The second source is 1990s New York rooftop graffiti, specifically two letter throw ups that are bold enough to read from a moving train. Both sources rely on an often friendly and cute demeanor in a sometimes anthropomorphic letter.
The name Boiga references two subjects: 1: A snake with sectional body markings that is kinda cute. 2: A goofy way to say the word Burger.
Overlap Type is an experimental type foundry led by Kel Troughton. We work with new as well as established designers to release typefaces with new ideas. Overlap launched in 2023 with an unusual rule: release projects with letterforms that overlap. What started as a constraint became a platform for pushing the boundaries of display type. Over time we’ve grown beyond strictly overlapping forms, but we are still focused on breaking conventional rules in type design.
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Design Projects
Create images or vector artwork, including logos
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How to Use
You may encounter slight variations in the name of this font, depending on where you use it. Here’s what to look for.
Desktop
In application font menus, this font will display:
{{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.preferred_family_name}} {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.preferred_subfamily_name}}Web
To use this font on your website, use the following CSS:
font-family: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.family.css_font_stack.replace('"', '').replace('",', ', ')}};
font-style: italicnormal;
font-weight: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.font.web.weight}};
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