# Allan font

> A narrow, slanted sign-painter's sans by Anton Koovit in Regular and Bold, for larger sizes.

Allan is a narrow, slanted display typeface by Anton Koovit, drawn in the manner of sign painting and intended for larger sizes. Allan has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, both slanted, with 234 glyphs, and is not a variable font. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits signs, menus and headlines.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Anton Koovit
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 2 (Regular 400, Bold 700)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 234
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Allan
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/allan
- Tagged for: Headlines, Casual, Condensed, Signage

## About Allan

Allan is a display typeface with the quick, slanted strokes of a sign painter's brush. In the specimen the letters are narrow and lean forward, strokes keep a nearly even thickness and end in rounded tips, and the lowercase has handwritten touches: an n with a flicked exit stroke, a looped k and a y with a curled tail. The official notes introduce the face through a character, a sign painter in Berlin, and state that it comes with alternates and hinting and is meant for bigger sizes and display work. The family has two weights, Regular and Bold; both are slanted and there is no upright style. Its 234 glyphs cover Western European Latin. Anton Koovit is the designer, and the font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Anton Koovit (anton@korkork.com), with Reserved Font Name 'Allan'

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Shop signs and window lettering**: The face is modelled on a sign painter's hand, and its narrow letters fit a long name onto a fascia.
- **Menus and price boards**: Regular for items and Bold for section names gives a board two levels without leaving the family.
- **Festival and market posters**: Slanted brush strokes with rounded tips look hand-painted at poster size.
- **Headlines in narrow columns**: Condensed proportions fit more characters per line than a regular-width face.

## Things to know

- **Both styles are slanted**: Regular and Bold lean forward, and the family has no upright companion.
- **Made for larger sizes**: The official notes describe Allan as a display face; it was not drawn for paragraphs.
- **Western European Latin with one gap**: The font has 234 glyphs. French is covered except for the œ ligature, and no Latin Extended set is included.

## FAQs

### Is Allan free for commercial use?

Yes. Allan is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Allan?

Allan was designed by Anton Koovit, who is named in the designer credit and in the copyright notice.

### How many weights does Allan have?

Allan has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, which makes two styles. It is not a variable font.

### Is Allan an italic font?

Both styles of Allan are slanted by design, and there is no separate upright version.

### Which languages does Allan support?

Allan includes the letters needed for English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, the Nordic languages, Catalan, Slovenian and Estonian. French is covered except for the œ ligature.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/allan (trendhub)