- A showy heading over a quiet text face
- A shared mood: elegant
- The body font is made for reading
Tangerine
About the font
Tangerine is a free font by Toshi Omagari, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 269 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 26% of the em and the capital height is 64%.
Tangerine is a handwriting font released under the OFL-1.1 license, which makes it free to use. It has 231 glyphs in 2 static styles with weights 400 and 700, and it is not a variable font. It supports the Latin script only. According to its source, it is a calligraphic typeface by Toshi Omagari, inspired by italic chancery hands of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it is known for its tall ascenders.
Author
Toshi Omagari
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Latin
Glyphs
231
Character and uses
- Mood
- elegant
- romantic
- Design
- calligraphic
- high contrast
- Good for
Marked from the shapes of the letters by an AI model, not by the author of the font.
Supported languages
Tangerine has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 269 languages of the 1069 we checked (language data: Google Fonts). The biggest languages come first.
- English
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
- Swahili
- Indonesian
- Javanese
- Italian
- Filipino
- Oromo
- Sundanese
- Cebuano
- Somali
- Zulu
- Swedish
- Shona
- Kinyarwanda
- Congo Swahili
- Iloko
- Xhosa
- Luba-Lulua
- Afrikaans
- Hiligaynon
- Haitian Creole
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- Catalan
- Kimbundu
- Minangkabau
- Swiss German
- Rundi
- Danish
- Wolaytta
- Albanian
- Tswana
- Luyia
- Finnish
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bemba
- Northern Sotho
- Luo
- Tok Pisin
- Tsonga
- Balinese
- Norwegian
- Kalenjin
- Banjar
- Makhuwa
- Sidamo
- Acehnese
- Galician
- Tiv
- Bikol
- Waray
- Sango
- Aymara
- Nyankole
- Hmong
- Jamaican Creole English
- Gusii
- Pampanga
- Beja
- Batak Toba
- Chiga
- Soga
- Swati
- Meru
- Afar
- Occitan
- Chadian Arabic
- Scots
- North Ndebele
- Kongo
- Makonde
- Gheg Albanian
- Sena
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Makhuwa-Meetto
- Morisyen
- Kʼicheʼ
- Irish
- Lunda
- Basque
- Khasi
- Sardinian
- Bena
- Shambala
- Chimborazo Highland Quichua
- Kuanyama
- South Ndebele
- Estonian
- Tetum
- Venetian
- Western Frisian
- Asu
- Walloon
- Nyoro
- Neapolitan
…and 173 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 — Not included
- Euro — Included
- Turkish Lira — Not included
- Ukrainian Hryvnia — Not included
- Indian Rupee — Not included
- British Pound — Included
- Japanese Yen — Included
- US Dollar — Included
- Yo (Ё ё) — Not included
- Numero sign — Not included
- Guillemets (angle quotes) — Included
- En and em dashes — Included
- Ellipsis — Included
- Legal marks (© ® ™) — Included
- Arrows — Not included
- Math signs — Not included
Characteristics
- Mapped characters
- 230
- x-height
- 26% of the em
- Capital height
- 64% of the em
- Version
- 1.3
- Embedding in documents
- Allowed
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.
How to install
Install the .ttf or .otf files, not both versions of the same font; unzip the archive first.
Windows
- Unzip the archive.
- Right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install.
- Restart your program.
macOS
- Unzip the archive.
- Double-click the .ttf or .otf file.
- Click Install Font in the window that opens.
Linux
- Unzip the archive.
- Copy the files to ~/.local/share/fonts.
- Run fc-cache -f -v and restart your program.
Facts and sources
- Where the font comes from
- fonts.google.com/specimen/Tangerine
- Language data
- Google Fonts Languages
- Page last updated
FAQ
Is the Tangerine font free to use?
Yes. Tangerine is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, which allows free use, including in commercial projects. The license text is in the download.
Does Tangerine support Cyrillic?
No, Tangerine supports Latin script only.
How many languages does Tangerine support?
Tangerine covers 269 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.
How do I install Tangerine?
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 Tangerine?
Tangerine was created by Toshi Omagari.
What is Tangerine good for?
Judging by its design, Tangerine suits: invitations, headings, logos.
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