"Typefaces" is a collection of beautiful typeface examples compiled by Jan Tschichold, a renowned typographer and book artist. The publication includes typefaces of exceptional beauty, timeless and fashionable, true role models in typeface design.

Before presenting the collection of samples, Tschichold meticulously analyzes the form and structure of letters, examines bad and good typefaces, writes about the use of uppercase and lowercase characters, letter spacing and line spacing. Much attention is paid to the correct selection of a typeface for a task, typeface compositions and typography in an urban environment. Many valuable historical illustrations are given in real size and carefully retouched by the author, so they look better than in the poorly preserved originals.