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Registered 1996 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Oct 25, 2026)
Typography.com developing typefaces and licensing fonts from its library
Hoefler Type Foundry, Inc. develops and licenses typefaces from its library, including custom designs created for institutions like the Guggenheim Museum. The company serves designers, publishers, and organizations needing professional fonts in multiple weights and styles. Based in New York since at least the early 2000s, it is known for typefaces like Verlag and Whitney, available in OpenType format.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since May 9, 2012 · 1 ownership change since 2008 · last checked Sep 27, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredJan 23, 1996typography.com was registered on Jan 23, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described typography.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCNetwork Solutions, LLCMay 9, 2012 – May 19, 2022Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for typography.com, from May 9, 2012 to May 19, 2022.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GoDaddy.com, LLC
Ownership
Ownership recordsAug 26, 2008 – Jun 28, 2026Registration records for typography.com are held from Aug 26, 2008 to Jun 28, 2026 (127 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, May 2010 – Feb 2011No nameserver records held, May 2012 – Feb 2013Nameservers: speakeasy.netAug 26, 2008 – May 4, 2010Registration records listed speakeasy.net nameservers (ns1.speakeasy.net, ns2.speakeasy.net) for typography.com from Aug 26, 2008 to May 4, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Certificate from AmazonMay 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 (latest)Amazon certificate valid May 8, 2026 to Nov 21, 2026, as seen on Sep 27, 2026.Source: TLS check, Sep 27, 2026
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (17)
Jan 23, 1996Registration: typography.com was registered on Jan 23, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described typography.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “What's New: Out of the six typefaces originally designed for the Guggenheim Museum comes Verlag, a new sans serif in thirty styles. Provided in a range of weights and widths - including those hard-to-find compressed ita…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Aug 26, 2008 – Jun 28, 2026Ownership: Registration records for typography.com are held from Aug 26, 2008 to Jun 28, 2026 (127 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 26, 2008 – May 4, 2010Zone file: Registration records listed speakeasy.net nameservers (ns1.speakeasy.net, ns2.speakeasy.net) for typography.com from Aug 26, 2008 to May 4, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Said about itself in 2006
Jul 1, 2006
“What's New: Out of the six typefaces originally designed for the Guggenheim Museum comes Verlag, a new sans serif in thirty styles. Provided in a range of weights and widths - including those hard-to-find compressed ita…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJul 4, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Jun 26, 2022 – Oct 5, 2026 (latest)
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 26, 2022 and most recently on Oct 5, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
Ownership change
Aug 1, 2011
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 1, 2011. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2008–2026
Nameservers: easydns.comFeb 10, 2011 – May 9, 2012Registration records listed easydns.com nameservers (ns1.easydns.com, ns2.easydns.com) for typography.com from Feb 10, 2011 to May 9, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to easydns.comFeb 10, 2011typography.com's nameservers moved from speakeasy.net to easydns.com at some point between May 4, 2010 and Feb 10, 2011. Last seen at speakeasy.net: May 4, 2010 (registration record). First seen at easydns.com: Feb 10, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Feb 20, 2013 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com…) for typography.com from Feb 20, 2013 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Feb 20, 2013typography.com's nameservers moved from easydns.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between May 9, 2012 and Feb 20, 2013. Last seen at easydns.com: May 9, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Feb 20, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Amazon Route 53 (ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com…) were the nameservers listed for typography.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 28, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com…) for typography.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 28, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 23, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 23, 2026: ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com, ns-783.awsdns-33.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 23, 2026
Feb 10, 2011 – May 9, 2012
Zone file: Registration records listed easydns.com nameservers (ns1.easydns.com, ns2.easydns.com) for typography.com from Feb 10, 2011 to May 9, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Feb 10, 2011Zone file: typography.com's nameservers moved from speakeasy.net to easydns.com at some point between May 4, 2010 and Feb 10, 2011. Last seen at speakeasy.net: May 4, 2010 (registration record). First seen at easydns.com: Feb 10, 2011 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Aug 1, 2011Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 1, 2011. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 9, 2012 – May 19, 2022Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for typography.com, from May 9, 2012 to May 19, 2022.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Feb 20, 2013 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com…) for typography.com from Feb 20, 2013 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Feb 20, 2013Zone file: typography.com's nameservers moved from easydns.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between May 9, 2012 and Feb 20, 2013. Last seen at easydns.com: May 9, 2012 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Feb 20, 2013 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com…) were the nameservers listed for typography.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 28, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com…) for typography.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 28, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 26, 2022 – Oct 5, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 26, 2022 and most recently on Oct 5, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
May 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026Certificate: Amazon certificate valid May 8, 2026 to Nov 21, 2026, as seen on Sep 27, 2026.Source: TLS check, Sep 27, 2026
Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 23, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 23, 2026: ns-1090.awsdns-08.org, ns-1731.awsdns-24.co.uk, ns-484.awsdns-60.com, ns-783.awsdns-33.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 23, 2026
Automated safety checks
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HTTPS (failed)
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Hoefler Type Foundry, Inc. — company name on record since 2006; still matches the live site.
latest result
Domain registered Jan 23, 1996 — 30 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 25, 2026).
Authority 73/100— ahead of 73% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
73 is a percentile: higher than 73% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #19,327)+8
Verified continuity: 30.8 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+15
Model score: 37/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 73/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 65 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 65 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What typography.com said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
What's New: Out of the six typefaces originally designed for the Guggenheim Museum comes Verlag, a new sans serif in thirty styles. Provided in a range of weights and widths - including those hard-to-find compressed italics - Verlag brings a welcome eloquence to the can-do sensibility of pre-war Modernism. Three widths, each in five weights with matching italics, and now available in OpenType.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1996
Domain registered (Jan 23, 1996).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Typography.com developing typefaces and licensing fonts from its library”
✓ name continuity same company name for 20 years✓ domain continuity 30 years registered– no HTTPS response the site did not answer over HTTPS when checked Oct 25, 2026
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment