Font Eldes Tapoca

Tapoca is an organic display typeface shaped by the idea of matter transformed into form.

Its name echoes the universe of cassava and tapioca — ancestral knowledge of the Indigenous peoples of the Brazilian territory — not as a literal reference, but as a metaphor of surface: material that spreads, settles, and gains body. This logic guides the design of Tapoca's glyphs, defined by dense volumes, continuous curves, and a construction that moves away from rigid industrial standards.

Tapoca's design emerges from the intersection of Indigenous graphic traditions, Afro-diasporic visual heritage, and a conscious typographic process attentive to gesture, rhythm, and presence. Its letters are bold and expressive, conceived to occupy space and build identity.

Within the display field, Tapoca is broad and versatile. It works equally well in impactful titles and complete visual identity systems, adapting to different contexts without losing its character. Its strength lies in this expressive flexibility: a typeface that adjusts to each project while never becoming generic.

Beyond its formal qualities, Tapoca was developed with special attention to linguistic diversity. Its character set is extended and prepared for the transcription of Indigenous languages of Brazil, reinforcing typography as a cultural tool rather than a purely technical one.

Tapoca. Form, gesture, and surface.

Tapoca is currently in beta. The characters shown in the images below are already implemented in the font. Some additional characters, not displayed here, are still in development and will be added in version 1.0, planned for release in January. Some existing characters may also be further refined.

Pre-order: includes access to the beta version and free updates to version 1.0 and beyond.

By purchasing the license at this stage, you receive immediate access to the beta version of the typeface (version 0.9), fully usable for display and visual identity projects, while still under development.

The beta version may receive kerning refinements and character set expansions, including additional diacritics. The official 1.0 release is scheduled for January.

All pre-order customers will receive the final version 1.0 at launch at no additional cost, as well as all future planned updates, including small caps, tabular and proportional figures, ligatures, and alternate styles.

The pre-order offers an opportunity to follow and support the evolution of Tapoca as a living typographic project.