ITC Élan将哥特式的简约与优雅结合在了一个独特而微妙的字体设计中。还有一种建筑强度的感觉，这主要源于视觉上均匀的线宽以及垂直的应力感。较小的、几乎是拉丁的衬线使字体在显示和文本大小时更加明显。较大的x高度、最小的笔画变化以及开放的字怀都是字体清晰易读的理想设计特征。ITC Élan的其他几个特征是向外张开的字母“M”以及在“a”、“ b”和其他几个字母中没有完全闭合的字碗。相对于罗马体，斜体几乎有着一种书法的趣味性。ITC Élan是来自法国的Albert Boton的第二个ITC字体，他也是ITC Eras的设计者。ITC Élan有四种字重，分别是Book、Medium、Bold和Black，以及与每种字重相对应的斜体。

ITC Élan combines a gothic simplicity with elegance in a distinctive yet subtle typeface design. There is also a feeling of architectural strength which is derived primarily from an optically even line-weight and a sense of vertical stress. The small, almost Latin, serifs add distinction at both display and text sizes. The large x-height, minimum stroke variance, and open counters are ideal design traits for typeface legibility. Additional characteristics which distinguish ITC Élan are the splayed M" and bowls which do not quite close in the "a," "b" and several other letters. In contrast to the roman, there is almost a calligraphic playfulness to the italic. ITC Élan is the second ITC typeface from Albert Boton of France, who also designed ITC Eras. ITC Élan comes in four weights, book, medium, bold, and black, each with a corresponding italic."