The Chaparral™ typeface is a hybrid, combining the sturdiness of geometric slab serif designs with sixteenth century Roman lettershapes and proportions. The result shares overtones with old style typefaces – but with less contrast in stroke weights. Calligraphic suggestions in several letters also add to the design's personality.

The Chaparral family is available in four weights, each with a spirited italic counterpart, in regular and caption designs – the latter intended for use at small text sizes. The design is clear and readable at text settings while remaining subtle and lively at display sizes.

"Chaparral shares overtones with old style typefaces – but with less contrast in stroke weights. Calligraphic suggestions in several letters also add to the design's personality."

Like the drought-resistant brush that blooms on California's coastal foothills, Chaparral is a highly functional and strikingly beautiful design. Its ranking at 21 in May's Top 100 Web Fonts list it is also a testament to its versatility in Web design.

Here's the full list of Top 100 Fonts.com Web Fonts for May 2016:

Neue Helvetica

Avenir Next

Avenir

Trade Gothic

Futura

DIN Next

Proxima Nova

Century Gothic

Neo Sans

Univers

Gill Sans

Frutiger

Trade Gothic Next

Helvetica

Soho

ITC Caslon No. 224

ITC Avant Garde Gothic

PMN Caecilia

Eurostile LT

Optima

Chaparral

Rockwell

Myriad

Slate

ITC Franklin Gothic

Neue Frutiger

VAG Rounded

Linotype Didot

Museo Sans

Linotype Univers

Neue Helvetica eText

Swiss 721

Sabon

ITC Lubalin Graph

Neue Swift

Minion

Charcuterie

Frutiger Next

Georgia Pro

Soho Gothic

Orator

Calibri

Museo Slab

Beaufort for LOL

Arial

ITC American Typewriter

Egyptienne F

Neue Helvetica Compressed

Aachen

Thirsty Script

Nimbus Sans

ITC Officina Sans

Neue Helvetica Arabic

Twentieth Century

Zapfino Extra

Bodoni LT

Lab Sans

Spiegel

Museo

Times

Bembo

Adobe Garamond

Monotype Baskerville

Rotis Semi Sans

ITC Fenice

Neue Haas Grotesk

Univers Next

Bodoni

Harmonia Sans

Futura PT

Frutiger Serif

Veneer

Snell Roundhand

ITC Stone Sans

ITC Conduit

Aller Typo

Monotype News Gothic

Agilita

Melany Lane

Naive Inline

Monotype Garamond

Comic Strip

Trade Gothic Next Soft Rounded

Sackers Gothic

Times New Roman

Droid Sans Mono

Cochin

ITC New Baskerville

Bauer Bodoni

Camphor

Plantin

Geogrotesque

Fairfield

University

Harley Davidson Letterpress

DIN 1451

Linotype Atomatic

VAG Rundschrift

URW Firmin Didot

M Hei PRC