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Literata

SerifLatinCyrillicKazakh16 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 994 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Literata Extra Light 200
Literata
Literata Extra Light Italic 200
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Literata Light 300
Literata
Literata Light Italic 300
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Literata Regular 400
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Literata Regular Italic 400
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Literata Medium 500
Literata
Literata Medium Italic 500
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Literata Semi Bold 600
Literata
Literata Semi Bold Italic 600
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Literata Bold 700
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Literata Bold Italic 700
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Literata Extra Bold 800
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Literata Extra Bold Italic 800
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Literata Black 900
Literata
Literata Black Italic 900
Literata
Font Literata in use: the phrase “Facts first, then the rest” over a landscape

About the font

Literata is a free font by TypeTogether, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 445 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 51% of the em and the capital height is 70%.

Literata is a serif variable font by TypeTogether, released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which makes it free to use. The family contains 1789 glyphs across 16 styles, with weights from 200 to 900 along a variable axis. It supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts, and it also supports Kazakh because it includes every extra Cyrillic letter that language needs.

Author
TypeTogether
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
1789

Character and uses

Mood
  • serious
  • calm
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

Literata has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 445 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

…and 334 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
1163
x-height
51% of the em
Capital height
70% of the em
Version
3.103;gftools[0.9.29]
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
  • Slashed zerozero
  • Case-sensitive formscase
  • Superscriptsups
  • Subscriptsubs
  • Ordinalsordn
  • Stylistic sets (2)

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/Literata
Designer’s page
type-together.com
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Literata font free to use?

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

Does Literata support Cyrillic?

Yes, Literata includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Literata support?

Literata covers 445 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 Literata a variable font?

Yes. Literata 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 Literata?

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 Literata?

Literata was created by TypeTogether.

What is Literata good for?

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

Pairs well with Literata

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    • A shared mood: calm, serious
  • Heading
    IBM Plex Sans Devanagari
    Body text
    Literata
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: calm, serious

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