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URW Type Foundry

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German type foundry

URW Type Foundry GmbH (formerly URW++ Design & Development GmbH) is a type foundry based in Hamburg, Germany. The foundry has its own library with more than 500 font families.2 It is part of Monotype.1 It ceased to exist in 1995.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1996Founded1
  • HeadquartersHamburg1
  • Websitewww.urwtype.com
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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URW Type Foundry GmbH (formerly URW++ Design & Development GmbH) is a type foundry based in Hamburg, Germany. The foundry has its own library with more than 500 font families.2

Corporate structure

URW Type Foundry is part of a group headed by Monotype. 4 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. May 18, 2020Acquired Acquired by Monotype1
  2. 2016Acquired Acquired by Global Graphics1
  3. Jan 1, 1996Founded Founded1
  4. 1995Dissolved Dissolved1

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