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Vollkorn

SerifLatinCyrillicKazakh12 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 469 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Vollkorn Regular 400
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Regular Italic 400
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Medium 500
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Medium Italic 500
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Semi Bold 600
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Semi Bold Italic 600
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Bold 700
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Bold Italic 700
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Extra Bold 800
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Extra Bold Italic 800
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Black 900
Vollkorn
Vollkorn Black Italic 900
Vollkorn
Font Vollkorn in use: the phrase “Slow down, breathe in” over a landscape

About the font

Vollkorn is a free font by Friedrich Althausen, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 503 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 46% of the em and the capital height is 68%.

Vollkorn is a serif font by Friedrich Althausen, his first typeface design, intended as a text face for everyday use. It supports Latin, Cyrillic and Kazakh, including the extra Cyrillic letters Kazakh needs. The font has 2303 glyphs and 12 styles with weights from 400 to 900. It is a variable font with a weight axis. Vollkorn is free to use under the OFL-1.1 license.

Author
Friedrich Althausen
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
2303

Character and uses

Mood
  • calm
  • serious
Design
  • high contrast
Good for

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

Supported languages

Vollkorn has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 503 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
  • Zarma
  • 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 391 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
1242
x-height
46% of the em
Capital height
68% of the em
Version
5.001
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
  • Contextual alternatescalt
  • 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 alternatessalt
  • Historical formshist
  • Stylistic sets (9)

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/Vollkorn
Designer’s page
friedrichalthausen.de
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Vollkorn font free to use?

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

Does Vollkorn support Cyrillic?

Yes, Vollkorn includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Vollkorn support?

Vollkorn covers 503 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 Vollkorn a variable font?

Yes. Vollkorn 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 Vollkorn?

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 Vollkorn?

Vollkorn was created by Friedrich Althausen.

What is Vollkorn good for?

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

Pairs well with Vollkorn

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    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
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