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edwardtufte/et-book

A webfont of the typeface used in Edward Tufte’s books. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/edwardtufte/et-book · homepage · HTML · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4001
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1640
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1419 stars · 104 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ET Book is a free, MIT-licensed webfont of the typeface used in Edward Tufte's books, a Bembo-like serif designed by Dmitry Krasny, Bonnie Scranton, and Edward Tufte. It ships five font variants (Roman, semibold, bold, and display italic) that can be loaded individually in web projects.

Use cases

  • use the Tufte book typeface on my website
  • self-host a Bembo-like serif webfont
  • give my blog a classic book typography look
  • load Tufte-style fonts in a CSS project
  • find an open-source alternative to Monotype Bembo

When to choose

  • you want the exact typeface from Tufte's books in a web project
  • you need a free, permissively licensed Bembo-like serif for print-like web typography

When to avoid

  • you need a variable font or extensive weights beyond the five provided
  • you need a sans-serif or display typeface for UI work

Facets

library · maturity stable

ui-components css-framework web-design web-development frontend browser cross-platform webfont typography font serif edward-tufte bembo web-server

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
edwardtufte/et-bookmain32

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="edwardtufte/et-book")

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