I released Xylitol on May 12, 2017. It was always a free font. The design was inspired by 1970s prismatic lettering, and I created the effect with layered outlines that resemble shaded bezels. Each layer was distributed as a separate font, with names such as Solo, Outline, Front, Back, Down, Left, Right, Up, and Stripe. When stacked and colored, they produce the multi-dimensional, prismatic look I was after.

Although I experimented with variable fonts around that time, Xylitol was never a variable design. It remained a layered family only. I made no updates after the initial release. On April 2024, I placed Xylitol in the public domain. It has not seen notable use, but it reflects my interest in modular layering techniques that echo the colorful prism lettering of the 1970s.