Wycombe Abbey International Bangkok
Wycombe Abbey International School Bangkok
Brand Resource
Section 04 · Typography

Get Lato font on your laptop

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.

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Why this matters

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.

Free for everyone at WAS Bangkok

Three steps and you're done

One ZIP works on both Mac and Windows — the steps below just tell you what to click next.

1Step

Download

Click the gold "Download Lato" button above. The file lands in your Downloads folder as Lato-WAS-Bangkok.zip and unzips itself automatically.

2Step

Open the folder

Open the new Lato-WAS-Bangkok folder in Downloads, then double-click any one of the font files (they end in .ttf).

3Step

Click Install Font

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.

Done — Lato will now appear in the font menu of Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Canva and every other app on your Mac.
1Step

Download

Click the gold "Download Lato" button above. The file saves as Lato-WAS-Bangkok.zip in your Downloads folder.

2Step

Extract the files

Right-click the ZIP file and choose Extract All. Open the folder that appears — you'll see 8 font files ending in .ttf.

3Step

Select all, then Install

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.

Done — Lato will now appear in the font menu of Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Canva and every other app on your PC.
Section 03 · Colour

Our brand palette

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.

Primary palette

WA Navy
The foundation — typographic colour and dark surfaces
#1B2034
Pantone 2767
WA Grey
Softness and space — tonal sections, type on navy
#E6DDCB
Pantone Warm Gray 1
WAS Gold
The disciplined accent — distinguishes the international schools
#DEAC35
Pantone 7409
WA Paper
Default background — a soft, warm off-white
#FAF7F1
White
Reserved for cards
#FFFFFF

Tonal extensions

Used sparingly, for hierarchy within the primary palette — secondary text, hairlines, hover states.

Navy 90#2A2F44
Navy 70#4B5066
Navy 50#7C8093
Navy 20#C8CAD2
Navy 10#E5E6EB
Grey Warm#D8CFBC
Grey Soft#F1ECE0
Gold Deep#B7892A
Gold Soft#EBC976

Secondary palette

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.

Lilac#CEA3CC
Indigo#384373
Sienna#C85E45
Olive#A1BF56
Saffron#FAD200
Scarlett#CC1A18
Skye#318600
Violet#AC61A3
Ruby#E66894
Rose#D8A994
Clementine#F18D00
Backgrounds default to WA Paper; tonal sections use WA Grey; dark sections are WA Navy with WA Grey type. WAS Gold never fills large surfaces and never carries body text. No gradients, patterns or textures — elegance comes from space and typography.
Section 04 · Typography

Lato, in full

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.

Display88px · Hero statements
World Class
Heading 160px · Page titles
World Class
Heading 244px · Section titles
World Class
Heading 332px · Sub-sections
World Class
Heading 424px · Card titles
World Class
Lead20px · Standfirsts
World Class
Body17px · Comfortable reading
World Class
Eyebrow12px · Uppercase, tracked
World Class
Light — the workhorse
Every pupil is encouraged to think deeply.

Used for headings and rare large-scale display moments.

Regular
Every pupil is encouraged to think deeply.

The default for body copy and screen UI text — chosen for comfortable reading.

Bold — emphasis, sparingly
Every pupil is encouraged to think deeply.

Used within text for emphasis, used sparingly.

Black — rare display moments only
Every pupil is encouraged to think deeply.

Reserved for rare, high-impact display moments.

Other scripts. Wycombe Abbey International also has approved typefaces beyond English: Noto Sans Thai for Thai, Source Han Sans SC for Simplified Chinese (简体中文), and Source Han Sans HC for Traditional Chinese (繁體中文).