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Alegreya

SerifLatinCyrillicKazakh10 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 423 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Alegreya Regular 400
Alegreya
Alegreya Regular Italic 400
Alegreya
Alegreya Medium 500
Alegreya
Alegreya Medium Italic 500
Alegreya
Alegreya Bold 700
Alegreya
Alegreya Bold Italic 700
Alegreya
Alegreya Extra Bold 800
Alegreya
Alegreya Extra Bold Italic 800
Alegreya
Alegreya Black 900
Alegreya
Alegreya Black Italic 900
Alegreya
Font Alegreya in use: the phrase “Simplicity, refined” over a landscape

About the font

Alegreya is a free font by Juan Pablo del Peral, HT Fonts, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 493 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 45% of the em and the capital height is 64%.

Alegreya is a serif font designed by Juan Pablo del Peral for HT Fonts, originally intended for literature. It has 2172 glyphs and 10 styles with weights from 400 to 900, and it is a variable font. The font supports Latin, Cyrillic and Kazakh, including every extra Cyrillic letter that Kazakh needs. Alegreya is free to use under the OFL-1.1 license.

Author
Juan Pablo del Peral, HT Fonts
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
2172

Character and uses

Mood
  • elegant
  • serious
Design
  • humanist
  • high contrast
Good for

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

Supported languages

Alegreya has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 493 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
  • Nigerian Pidgin
  • Polish
  • Oromo
  • Sundanese
  • Dutch
  • Ukrainian
  • Igbo
  • Uzbek(Latin)
  • Cebuano
  • Kurdish
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  • Malagasy
  • Romanian
  • Nyanja
  • Madurese
  • Somali
  • Zulu
  • Czech
  • Swedish
  • Hungarian
  • Greek
  • Shona
  • Low German
  • Quechua
  • Kinyarwanda
  • Wolof
  • Congo Swahili
  • Turkmen
  • Iloko
  • Xhosa
  • Belarusian
  • Luba-Lulua
  • Azerbaijani
  • Umbundu
  • Afrikaans
  • Hiligaynon
  • Kikuyu
  • Haitian Creole
  • Tajik
  • Catalan
  • Kimbundu
  • Serbian(Latin)
  • Minangkabau
  • Swiss German
  • Bulgarian
  • Rundi
  • Serbian(Cyrillic)
  • Danish
  • Wolaytta
  • Albanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovak
  • Southern Sotho
  • Tswana
  • Luyia
  • Guarani
  • Finnish
  • Ganda
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Bemba
  • Northern Sotho
  • Luo
  • Tok Pisin
  • Sukuma
  • Tsonga
  • Balinese
  • Sicilian
  • Uzbek(Cyrillic)
  • Norwegian
  • Buginese
  • Kamba
  • Kalenjin
  • Banjar
  • Makhuwa
  • Bosnian(Cyrillic)
  • Bosnian(Latin)
  • Sidamo
  • Acehnese
  • Galician
  • Tiv
  • Bikol
  • Waray
  • Efik
  • Mongolian
  • Sango
  • Kyrgyz
  • Aymara
  • Nyankole
  • Hmong
  • Jamaican Creole English
  • Gusii
  • Pampanga
  • Beja
  • Batak Toba
  • Lithuanian
  • Chiga
  • Soga
  • Swati

…and 382 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 — Included
  • Ukrainian Hryvnia — Included
  • Indian Rupee — 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
1254
x-height
45% of the em
Capital height
64% of the em
Version
2.009
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
  • Small capitalssmcp
  • Capitals to small capitalsc2sc
  • Old-style figuresonum
  • Lining figureslnum
  • Proportional figurespnum
  • Tabular figurestnum
  • Fractionsfrac
  • Case-sensitive formscase
  • Superscriptsups
  • Subscriptsubs
  • Ordinalsordn
  • Stylistic sets (5)

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/Alegreya
Designer’s page
huertatipografica.com
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Alegreya font free to use?

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

Does Alegreya support Cyrillic?

Yes, Alegreya includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Alegreya support?

Alegreya covers 493 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 Alegreya a variable font?

Yes. Alegreya 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 Alegreya?

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 Alegreya?

Alegreya was created by Juan Pablo del Peral, HT Fonts.

What is Alegreya good for?

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

Pairs well with Alegreya

More pairs and your own text
  • Heading
    Philosopher
    Body text
    Alegreya
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: elegant
    • The heading font is made for headings
  • Heading
    Libertinus Sans
    Body text
    Alegreya
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: elegant

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