Fontik

Akt

Sans-serifLatinCyrillicKazakh9 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 145 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Akt Thin 100
Akt
Akt Extra Light 200
Akt
Akt Light 300
Akt
Akt Regular 400
Akt
Akt Medium 500
Akt
Akt Semi Bold 600
Akt
Akt Bold 700
Akt
Akt Extra Bold 800
Akt
Akt Black 900
Akt
Font Akt in use: the phrase “Built to get things done” over a landscape

About the font

Akt is a free font by Dmitry Grenev, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 878 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 50% of the em and the capital height is 70%.

Akt is a sans-serif font in the sans-serif category. It has 9 styles with weights from 100 to 900 and is a variable font. The font contains 1867 glyphs and supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts as well as Kazakh. Akt is free to use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Author
Dmitry Grenev
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
1867

Character and uses

Mood
  • business-like
  • technical
Design
  • grotesque
Good for

Marked from the shapes of the letters by an AI model, not by the author of the font.

Supported languages

Akt has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 878 languages of the 1069 we checked (language data: Google Fonts). The biggest languages come first.

  • English
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • German
  • French
  • Turkish
  • Kazakh
  • Swahili
  • Indonesian
  • Javanese
  • Vietnamese
  • Italian
  • Filipino
  • Hakka Chinese
  • Nigerian Pidgin
  • Polish
  • Hausa
  • Oromo
  • Sundanese
  • Dutch
  • Ukrainian
  • Yoruba
  • Igbo
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  • Uzbek(Latin)
  • Cebuano
  • Kurdish
  • Malagasy
  • Romanian
  • Nyanja
  • Madurese
  • Somali
  • Zulu
  • Czech
  • Swedish
  • Hungarian
  • Greek
  • Shona
  • Low German
  • Akan
  • Quechua
  • Kinyarwanda
  • Wolof
  • Tunisian Arabic
  • Congo Swahili
  • Turkmen
  • Iloko
  • Xhosa
  • Belarusian
  • Luba-Lulua
  • Azerbaijani
  • Umbundu
  • Afrikaans
  • Hiligaynon
  • Kikuyu
  • Bambara
  • Haitian Creole
  • Tajik
  • Kanuri
  • Catalan
  • Mossi
  • Kimbundu
  • Serbian(Latin)
  • Minangkabau
  • Swiss German
  • Bulgarian
  • Fula
  • Rundi
  • Serbian(Cyrillic)
  • Danish
  • Wolaytta
  • Albanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovak
  • Dyula
  • Southern Sotho
  • Krio
  • Tswana
  • Luyia
  • Guarani
  • Finnish
  • Ganda
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Bemba
  • Northern Sotho
  • Luo
  • Tok Pisin
  • Sukuma
  • Tsonga
  • Balinese
  • Romany
  • Sicilian
  • Ewe
  • Mandingo
  • Uzbek(Cyrillic)
  • Norwegian
  • Buginese
  • Kamba
  • Kalenjin
  • Banjar
  • Makhuwa
  • Zarma
  • Bosnian(Cyrillic)
  • Bosnian(Latin)
  • Sidamo
  • Acehnese
  • Galician
  • Lingala
  • Central Atlas Tamazight
  • Tiv
  • Kabyle

…and 767 more languages that are not listed here.

Special characters

Characters people often look for. “Included” means the font has all signs of the group.

  • Kazakhstani Tenge — Included
  • Russian Ruble — Included
  • Euro — Included
  • Turkish Lira — Not included
  • Ukrainian Hryvnia — Included
  • Indian Rupee — Not included
  • British Pound — Included
  • Japanese Yen — Included
  • US Dollar — Included
  • Yo (Ё ё) — Included
  • Numero sign — Included
  • Guillemets (angle quotes) — Included
  • En and em dashes — Included
  • Ellipsis — Included
  • Legal marks (© ® ™) — Included
  • Arrows — Included
  • Math signs — Included

Characteristics

Mapped characters
1275
x-height
50% of the em
Capital height
70% of the em
Version
1.100
Embedding in documents
Allowed

OpenType features

Extras you can switch on in design software or in CSS with font-feature-settings.

  • Standard ligaturesliga
  • Discretionary ligaturesdlig
  • Kerningkern
  • Old-style figuresonum
  • Lining figureslnum
  • Fractionsfrac
  • Case-sensitive formscase
  • Superscriptsups
  • Subscriptsubs
  • Ordinalsordn
  • Stylistic sets (6)
  • Character variants (8)

License at a glance

A plain summary, not legal advice. What counts is the license text that comes with the download.

OFL-1.1

Commercial projects
Allowed
Embedding on a website
Allowed
Modifying the font
Allowed, with conditions
Sharing the font
Allowed, with conditions
Credit and notices
Keep the notices when you share the font
Selling the font on its own
Not allowed

Under the SIL Open Font License a modified font must stay under the same license and may not use the original name if the author reserved it. The font may be bundled with software but not sold by itself.

Read the license text

How to install

Install the .ttf or .otf files, not both versions of the same font; unzip the archive first.

Windows

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install.
  3. Restart your program.
How to install a font on Windows 10 and 11

macOS

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Double-click the .ttf or .otf file.
  3. Click Install Font in the window that opens.
How to install a font on a Mac (macOS)

Linux

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Copy the files to ~/.local/share/fonts.
  3. Run fc-cache -f -v and restart your program.
How to install a font on Linux (Ubuntu and others)

Step-by-step guides (9)

Facts and sources

Where the font comes from
fonts.google.com/specimen/Akt
Designer’s page
grenev.com
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Akt font free to use?

Yes. Akt is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, which allows free use, including in commercial projects. The license text is in the download.

Does Akt support Cyrillic?

Yes, Akt includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Akt support?

Akt covers 878 of the 1069 languages we checked: it has every letter of their basic alphabets, in both cases. The full list is in the Supported languages section of this page.

Is Akt a variable font?

Yes. Akt is a variable font: weight and other properties change smoothly inside one file instead of needing a separate file for each style.

How do I install Akt?

Download the family archive and unzip it. On Windows, right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install; on macOS, double-click the file and click Install Font. Restart your program afterwards. Step-by-step guides are in the Guides section.

Who created Akt?

Akt was created by Dmitry Grenev.

What is Akt good for?

Judging by its design, Akt suits: interfaces, body text, headings, magazines and editorial.

Pairs well with Akt

More pairs and your own text
  • Heading
    Akt
    Body text
    IBM Plex Serif
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: business-like
    • The body font is made for reading
  • Heading
    Akt
    Body text
    PT Serif Caption
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: business-like
    • The body font is made for reading

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