Overpass (typeface)
Overpass is a digital typeface, based on the FHWA Series Highway Gothic signage alphabets drawn for the United States Federal Highway Administration. It was designed by Delve Withrington with Dave Bailey and Thomas Jockin.
| Category | Sans-serif |
|---|---|
| Classification | Mixed |
| Designer(s) | Delve Withrington, Dave Bailey and Thomas Jockin |
| Foundry | Delve Fonts |
| Date released | August 28, 2015 |
| License | SIL Open Font License |
| Website | overpassfont |
| Latest release version | 4.0 |
| Latest release date | September 10, 2021 |
It was commissioned by the software company Red Hat as a freely usable replacement for Interstate, another Highway Gothic adaptation, which is used by Red Hat as its corporate typeface. Red Hat commissioned the family as a freely redistributable alternative since it does not own all rights to Interstate.
Overpass currently is released with eight weights and obliques, as well as a monospaced font companion. Originally released in four weights, an expanded version was released in 2016.
In 2021 the font was rebuilt and improved by Aaron Bell and Michael Luton with new font weights and Cyrillic characters: latest release version: 4.0 (latest related release date: September 10, 2021).