Look, we know more than most people that fonts are serious business. Sometimes emotional business. Good typography can spark joy, whereas an inappropriate font choice or dodgy kerning can absolutely ruin a day. So we're not particularly surprised to learn that Instagram's new font is drawing such a heated response.
Named Rosalía, after the Spanish pop star, the inky handwriting font is allegedly based on her handwriting, and is all over Instagram Stories right now. But while Meta claims the font is designed to inspire creativity and risk-taking, it seems plenty of users would happily never see it again.
