MB Type

MB Type is the independent type foundry of Matthew Butterick, a typographer, programmer, and lawyer based in Los Angeles. The foundry produces typefaces designed for the practical needs of professional writing — legal documents, business correspondence, academic papers — where readability and efficient space use are paramount.

About Matthew Butterick

Butterick brings an unusual combination of expertise to type design. As a practicing lawyer, he understands firsthand the typographic demands of legal documents. As a programmer, he appreciates systematic design and technical precision. His book Practical Typography has become an influential resource for writers and professionals seeking to improve their documents through better typographic choices.

Design Philosophy

MB Type fonts prioritize function over spectacle. Each typeface is designed to improve the documents that professionals create daily — replacing poorly chosen system fonts with designs that are genuinely more readable and space-efficient. The foundry sells directly through mbtype.com, avoiding traditional distribution channels.

Notable Typefaces

• Concourse — A humanist sans-serif for professional documents
• Equity — A serif counterpart to Concourse for legal and business text
• Triplicate — A monospaced font for code and tabular data
• Advocate — A caps-only display family for legal document headings