Splentino - by benwiggy

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Splentino - by benwiggy

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I have seen that Dorico features a new font called Splentino, by our forum member benwiggy!

https://www.scoringnotes.com/reviews/dorico-6/

Thanks for that.

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Re: Splentino - by benwiggy

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Great work, Ben! Looks like a wonderful addition for the industry.
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Re: Splentino - by benwiggy

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It's a variation on the fine traditional font Plantin, and it's very well done. Thanks Ben.
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Re: Splentino - by benwiggy

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You may be interested in this little article I've written about the creation of the typeface.

https://blog.dorico.com/2025/06/the-spl ... al-scores/
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