Fontik

Commissioner

Sans-serifLatinCyrillicKazakh18 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 345 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Commissioner Thin 100
Commissioner
Commissioner Thin Italic 100
Commissioner
Commissioner Extra Light 200
Commissioner
Commissioner Extra Light Italic 200
Commissioner
Commissioner Light 300
Commissioner
Commissioner Light Italic 300
Commissioner
Commissioner Regular 400
Commissioner
Commissioner Regular Italic 400
Commissioner
Commissioner Medium 500
Commissioner
Commissioner Medium Italic 500
Commissioner
Commissioner Semi Bold 600
Commissioner
Commissioner Semi Bold Italic 600
Commissioner
Commissioner Bold 700
Commissioner
Commissioner Bold Italic 700
Commissioner
Commissioner Extra Bold 800
Commissioner
Commissioner Extra Bold Italic 800
Commissioner
Commissioner Black 900
Commissioner
Commissioner Black Italic 900
Commissioner
Font Commissioner in use: the phrase “Slow down, breathe in” over a landscape

About the font

Commissioner is a free font by Kostas Bartsokas, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 486 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 49% of the em and the capital height is 71%.

Commissioner is a free sans-serif font under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. It was designed by Kostas Bartsokas as a variable family. The font supports Latin, Cyrillic and Kazakh scripts, including the additional Cyrillic letters needed for Kazakh. It is a variable font with 18 styles spanning weights from 100 to 900 and contains 1123 glyphs.

Author
Kostas Bartsokas
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
1123

Character and uses

Mood
  • calm
  • business-like
Design
  • humanist
  • monoline
Good for

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

Supported languages

Commissioner has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 486 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 375 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 — Not included
  • Math signs — Included

Characteristics

Mapped characters
983
x-height
49% of the em
Capital height
71% of the em
Version
1.001;gftools[0.9.23]
Embedding in documents
Allowed

OpenType features

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

  • Standard ligaturesliga
  • Contextual alternatescalt
  • Kerningkern
  • 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/Commissioner
Designer’s page
kostasbartsokas.com
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Commissioner font free to use?

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

Does Commissioner support Cyrillic?

Yes, Commissioner includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Commissioner support?

Commissioner covers 486 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 Commissioner a variable font?

Yes. Commissioner 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 Commissioner?

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 Commissioner?

Commissioner was created by Kostas Bartsokas.

What is Commissioner good for?

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

Pairs well with Commissioner

More pairs and your own text
  • Heading
    Phudu
    Body text
    Commissioner
    • A showy heading over a quiet text face
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: business-like, calm
    • The heading font is made for headings
  • Heading
    Gabriela
    Body text
    Commissioner
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: calm

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