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# Making Operator
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/making-operator-the-font-you-see-on-this-site/
- Published: 2020-06-16T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-06-16T18:30:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

This is a [really great video from Hoefler & Co.](https://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator?ref=birchtree.me) on the making of Operator, their newest font, available in monospaced and what they call "monspace-inspired" versions. I use Hoefler fonts on this site (Quarto, Gotham, and Decimal) and I love them.

> So with designers, developers, and most of all readers in mind, we decided to design it both ways. Operator Mono is our new family of fixed-width typefaces, with a broader range of weights than a typical typewriter face, and an italic that positively shines in code. Its more editorial companion is the natural-width Operator family, which offers the voice of typewriting but none of the compromises.