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Featuring wide apertures, taller x-heights, and refined oval forms to enhance legibility regardless of text size, Morningstar Intrinsic embodies our commitment to clarity, ensuring every Morningstar communication is as impactful as the data it represents. For this reason, it’s important to use Intrinsic wherever technically possible, in print and on screen.

The full display of letters and numbers for Morningstar Intrinsic

Typeface Family

Intrinsic is available in four styles across two weights and italics and is pre-installed on all Morningstar workstations.

Display of letters and numbers of all four styles across two weights and italics of Morningstar Intrinsic

Glyph Set

The display of the entire glyph set for Morningstar Intrinsic

Design Features

Morningstar Intrinsic displayed showing its proportions and heights.
Intrinsic features a tall x-height to support readability at small sizes, while its bolder weight and low stroke contrast enhance screen legibility and create a rhythmic, comfortable reading experience.
Numbers with parts highlighted to show open apertures.
The number 1 has a relatively long top stroke to help balance the space in tabular, or monospaced, environments. Apertures for numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9 are enlarged to improve recognition at small sizes. In particular, numbers 6 and 9 feature straight legs to clearly distinguish them from the number 8.
Large letters and numbers showing highlighted ink traps.
The addition of moderate ink traps reduces the appearance of dark spots in the diagonal junctions of condensed letterforms (V, W, M, and N) at small sizes, improving clarity.

OpenType Features

These features enable greater typographic precision in print and on screen. To activate them for the web and in commonly used desktop applications, see Intrinsic OpenType Features and Activation (.pdf).

Two rows showing monospaced and proportionally-spaced numbers.
Monospaced lining numerals are used in charts and tables for vertical alignment. Proportionally spaced numerals are used when prioritizing character spacing, such as in axis labels and body text.
Two rows showing cap and low-cap letters and numbers.
Capital letters are used for standalone and initial cap-type treatments, while low caps are applied to acronyms, tickers, and all-cap treatments to maintain optical harmony.
Two columns showing incorrect and correct punctuation and math symbols.
Automated case-sensitive punctuation and math symbols are available.
Grid of standard and discretionary ligatures.
Ligatures are available across standard and discretionary sets.

Supported Languages

Intrinsic supports 109 Latin alphabet languages. To view all the languages supported, see full list.

For recommended pairings for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, see CJK Pairings for Intrinsic.

Getting the Typeface

Intrinsic is pre-installed on all Morningstar workstations. If you don’t see it installed on your workstation, you may submit a request to Employee Technology.

Do not share or distribute the fonts outside Morningstar. Trusted third parties like agencies and contractors should email Brand for licensing requests.

Technical Specifications

Designed in collaboration with Lineto
Released in 2025

Includes four styles across two weights and italics
Available for desktop (OTF, TTF) and web (WOFF, WOFF2)

Resources

Morningstar Intrinsic OpenType Features and Activation

.pdf

Request the Typeface

Employee Technology

Supported Languages for Morningstar Intrinsic

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Pairings for Morningstar Instrinsic

Morningstar Intrinsic Minisite

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