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Brygada 1918

SerifLatinCyrillicKazakh8 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 239 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Brygada 1918 Regular 400
Brygada 1918
Brygada 1918 Regular Italic 400
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Brygada 1918 Medium 500
Brygada 1918
Brygada 1918 Medium Italic 500
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Brygada 1918 Semi Bold 600
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Brygada 1918 Semi Bold Italic 600
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Brygada 1918 Bold 700
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Brygada 1918 Bold Italic 700
Brygada 1918
Font Brygada 1918 in use: the phrase “Simplicity, refined” over a landscape

About the font

Brygada 1918 is a free font by Capitalics, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka, Ania Wieluńska, Przemysław Hoffer, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 464 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 46% of the em and the capital height is 67%.

Brygada 1918 is a serif font and a revival created for the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence in 2018. It is based on a 1954 catalogue entry of the National Type Foundry. It is a variable font with 8 styles covering weights from 400 to 700, and it contains 1499 glyphs. It supports Latin, Cyrillic and Kazakh scripts. The font is free to use under the OFL-1.1 license.

Author
Capitalics, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka, Ania Wieluńska, Przemysław Hoffer
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
1499

Character and uses

Mood
  • elegant
  • serious
Design
  • slab serif
Good for

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

Supported languages

Brygada 1918 has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 464 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 353 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 — Not included
  • Russian Ruble — Included
  • Euro — Included
  • Turkish Lira — Included
  • Ukrainian Hryvnia — Not 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
1025
x-height
46% of the em
Capital height
67% of the em
Version
3.006
Embedding in documents
Allowed

OpenType features

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

  • Standard ligaturesliga
  • 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 (1)

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/Brygada+1918
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Brygada 1918 font free to use?

Yes. Brygada 1918 is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, which allows free use, including in commercial projects. The license text is in the download.

Does Brygada 1918 support Cyrillic?

Yes, Brygada 1918 includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Brygada 1918 support?

Brygada 1918 covers 464 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 Brygada 1918 a variable font?

Yes. Brygada 1918 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 Brygada 1918?

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 Brygada 1918?

Brygada 1918 was created by Capitalics, Mateusz Machalski, Borys Kosmynka, Ania Wieluńska, Przemysław Hoffer.

What is Brygada 1918 good for?

Judging by its design, Brygada 1918 suits: body text, magazines and editorial, headings.

Pairs well with Brygada 1918

More pairs and your own text
  • Heading
    Philosopher
    Body text
    Brygada 1918
    • 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
    Brygada 1918
    • 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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