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FedEx font

The FedEx wordmark is based on Futura Bold, blended with Univers 67 letterforms into a proprietary logotype.

FedEx lettering
Logo via Wikimedia Commons, FedEx Corporation - 2016 Logo.
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Futura Bold Based on the font
Designer Lindon Leader merged Futura Bold with Univers 67 Bold Condensed, raised the x-height, tightened the letters into ligature-like joins, and shaped the negative space between the 'E' and 'x' into the famous hidden arrow.
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About the lettering

The wordmark was designed in 1994 by Lindon Leader at Landor Associates, shortening Federal Express to FedEx. Leader has described combining Futura Bold and Univers 67 into new letterforms; the arrow that appears in the counter-space between 'E' and 'x' became one of the most celebrated details in logo design, and the mark has won dozens of international design awards.

Common questions

What font is used in the FedEx logo?

The wordmark is based on Futura Bold, merged with Univers 67 Bold Condensed by designer Lindon Leader into custom letterforms, it is not a straight setting of either font.

Where is the arrow in the FedEx logo?

In the negative space between the 'E' and the 'x', formed by the letters' shapes when Leader tightened and raised the letterforms in the 1994 Landor design.

Who designed the FedEx logo?

Lindon Leader, at Landor Associates, in 1994.

Sources: Logopedia, FedEx entry (Typography: Futura Bold, modified) · Gareth David Studio, FedEx logo case study with Lindon Leader
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