Nox Atra, an astrology blackletter typeface, over moonlight on water.
Self-initiated

Nox Atra

An astrology blackletter display typeface for the contemporary astrologer. With OpenType ligatures, typing a sign or planet's name turns it into a bespoke glyph.

Project type
Self-initiated
Role
Type design
Deliverables
Display typeface, astrology glyph ligatures
Year
2025
A teal book titled Uranus, set in Nox Atra.

01 · The glyphs

Signs, planets and fixed stars.

Ligatures turn the names of signs, planets, aspects and fixed stars into drawn glyphs that sit with the blackletter.

Nox Atra introduced: an astrology blackletter display typeface.
A line of transits set in Nox Atra.
The zodiac signs by element.
Planets and aspects.
Fixed star glyphs.
The Nox Atra announcement.
A blue book titled Neptune, set in Nox Atra.

02 · In use

Covers for the outer planets.

Set large on cloth covers, the letterforms carry a title on their own.

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