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Lilex

MonospaceLatinCyrillicKazakh14 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 246 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Lilex Thin 100
Lilex
Lilex Thin Italic 100
Lilex
Lilex Extra Light 200
Lilex
Lilex Extra Light Italic 200
Lilex
Lilex Light 300
Lilex
Lilex Light Italic 300
Lilex
Lilex Regular 400
Lilex
Lilex Regular Italic 400
Lilex
Lilex Medium 500
Lilex
Lilex Medium Italic 500
Lilex
Lilex Semi Bold 600
Lilex
Lilex Semi Bold Italic 600
Lilex
Lilex Bold 700
Lilex
Lilex Bold Italic 700
Lilex
Font Lilex in use: the phrase “Precision in every pixel” over a landscape

About the font

Lilex is a free font by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Mikhael Khrustik, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 457 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 52% of the em and the capital height is 70%.

Lilex is a monospace font released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is free to use. It supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts, including the extra Cyrillic letters needed for Kazakh. The family contains 14 styles with weights from 100 to 700, and it is a variable font. It includes 1410 glyphs. The font was created by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen and Mikhael.

Author
Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Mikhael Khrustik
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
1410

Character and uses

Mood
  • technical
  • calm
Design
  • monoline
Good for

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

Supported languages

Lilex has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 457 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
  • Uzbek(Latin)
  • Cebuano
  • Kurdish
  • Malagasy
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  • Romanian
  • Nyanja
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tumbuka
  • Meru
  • Afar

…and 346 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
1073
x-height
52% of the em
Capital height
70% of the em
Monospaced
Yes
Version
2.621
Embedding in documents
Allowed

OpenType features

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

  • Contextual alternatescalt
  • Old-style figuresonum
  • Fractionsfrac
  • Slashed zerozero
  • Case-sensitive formscase
  • Superscriptsups
  • Subscriptsubs
  • Ordinalsordn
  • Stylistic sets (4)
  • Character variants (12)

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/Lilex
Designer’s page
myrt.co
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Lilex font free to use?

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

Does Lilex support Cyrillic?

Yes, Lilex includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Lilex support?

Lilex covers 457 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 Lilex a variable font?

Yes. Lilex 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 Lilex?

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 Lilex?

Lilex was created by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Mikhael Khrustik.

What is Lilex good for?

Judging by its design, Lilex suits: code, interfaces, body text.

Pairs well with Lilex

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    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: calm, technical
  • Heading
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    Body text
    Noto Sans Mono
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: calm, technical

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