Lucas de Groot
Lucas de Groot | |
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| Born | June 21, 1963 Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Type designer |
| Known for | Thesis Calibri Consolas |
| Spouse | Sonja Knecht |
Lucas de Groot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlykɑz də ˈɣroːt]; born 21 June 1963), known professionally as Luc(as) de Groot, is a Dutch type designer. He is the head of the type foundry Fontfabrik, also trading as LucasFonts.
De Groot is particularly known for the very large typeface family Thesis (a font superfamily with sans-serif, serif and monospaced designs), Calibri, the longtime default font with Microsoft Office, and Consolas. De Groot is considered an expert on using interpolative font design and stylistic alternates to develop large families with a wide range of features and languages supported.