Bodoni 72 — Smallcaps Bold

Use it for the masthead of your magazine. Use it for the gold foil stamp on your book cover. Use it for the hero headline on your luxury brand’s landing page. But use it sparingly, use it boldly, and always—always—use the true smallcaps. Bodoni 72 Smallcaps Bold (26 times), OpenType smallcaps, modern serif display font, high contrast typography, Adobe Bodoni, luxury branding font.

@import url('https://fonts.adobe.com/css/bodoni-72-smallcaps-bold'); /* Example */ h1 font-family: "bodoni-72-smallcaps", serif; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; text-transform: uppercase; /* Triggers smallcaps via OpenType */ font-variant: small-caps; /* Back-up method */ bodoni 72 smallcaps bold

If you type "HELLO" in normal Bodoni Bold and reduce the font size to 70%, you have not achieved smallcaps. You have achieved a typographic sin. The stroke weights will be completely wrong. Fix: Only use the dedicated OpenType Smallcaps feature. Use it for the masthead of your magazine

Mistake #1: The "Ink Trap" illusion Because the thin strokes are so thin, at small sizes (under 18pt), Bodoni 72 Smallcaps Bold can look like the "O" is filled in with ink. Fix: Do not use this font under 24pt. Use Bodoni 6 or Bodoni Old Face for small text. But use it sparingly, use it boldly, and