Portobello is a modern typeface

Typeface

In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....

 and computer font

Computer font

A computer font is an electronic data file containing a set of glyphs, characters, or symbols such as dingbats. Although the term font first referred to a set of metal type sorts in one style and size, since the 1990s it is generally used to refer to a scalable set of digital shapes that may be...

. It was created by Steve Jackaman, a font designer from the Borough of Greenwich in London, England. The Portobello font is "loosely based on Pontecorvo, a font design by Aldo Novarese."

"Portobello" refers to a typeface family comprising Portobello RR Light, Medium, Demi, Bold and Extra Bold.