Lato is the official English typeface for Wycombe Abbey International, used across our letters, reports, presentations, signage and designs. Arial is the approved fallback wherever Lato is unavailable. Download the full family below and follow three short steps to install it.
Official Wycombe Abbey International documents — letters home, reports, newsletters, presentations, posters and signage — should be set in Lato, with Arial as the approved fallback when Lato is unavailable. Consistent use of Lato keeps our schools recognisable, wherever in the world a document is produced.
Once installed, choose "Lato" from the font menu in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook or Canva.
One ZIP works on both Mac and Windows — the steps below just tell you what to click next.
Click the gold "Download Lato" button above. The file lands in your Downloads folder as Lato-WAS-Bangkok.zip and unzips itself automatically.
Open the new Lato-WAS-Bangkok folder in Downloads, then double-click any one of the font files (they end in .ttf).
Font Book opens automatically. Click Install Font in the top-right corner. Repeat for each of the 8 files — Light, Regular, Bold and Black, with their italics.
Click the gold "Download Lato" button above. The file saves as Lato-WAS-Bangkok.zip in your Downloads folder.
Right-click the ZIP file and choose Extract All. Open the folder that appears — you'll see 8 font files ending in .ttf.
Select all 8 files (Ctrl+A), right-click and choose Install (or Install for all users if you're asked and have permission). Windows installs every weight in one go.
WAS Gold is a disciplined accent — a hairline rule, a numeral, a single button — never a fill across large surfaces. WA Navy carries our typography.
Used sparingly, for hierarchy within the primary palette — secondary text, hairlines, hover states.
For hierarchy, data and the occasional editorial moment. A layout may use WA Navy, WA Grey and WAS Gold plus at most one secondary — never two.
Light is the workhorse for headings. Regular carries comfortable body and screen text. Bold is for emphasis, used sparingly. Black is reserved for rare display moments. Arial is the approved fallback when Lato is unavailable.
Used for headings and rare large-scale display moments.
The default for body copy and screen UI text — chosen for comfortable reading.
Used within text for emphasis, used sparingly.
Reserved for rare, high-impact display moments.