Ellington由爵士乐爱好者Michael Harvey于1990年为Monotype设计，并以伟大的乐队负责人Duke Ellington的名字命名。通过在石头上雕刻字母并将其绘制后用于书籍护封设计的经验，Michael Harvey将亮点鲜明的现代字体与宽边笔的一些生动特征结合起来创作了一种简洁的字体。Ellington具有清新优雅的特点，在显示设置时尤其明显，而它的压缩形式在文本设置中很节省空间。Ellington字体家族的字符细窄，垂直笔画较粗，而且棱角分明。Ellington是一款很充满活力的字体，是广告和书籍作品的理想之选。
Ellington有一个无衬线同伴家族，Strayhorn。

Ellington was designed by jazz lover, Michael Harvey for Monotype in 1990, and named after the great band leader, Duke Ellington. From experience gained carving letters in stone and drawing them for book jacket designs, Michael Harvey has created a condensed typeface combining the clear-cut sparkle of a modern face with some of the lively features of the broad-edged pen. Ellington has a fresh elegance that is particularly effective in display, while its compressed forms will prove economical in text settings. The Ellington font family has narrow characters with strong vertical strokes and angular calligraphic traits. Ellington is a lively face and an appropriate font choice for advertising and book work.
Ellington has a sans serif companion family, Strayhorn.