# Almendra font

> A calligraphic serif rooted in chancery and gothic hands, in Regular and Bold with italics, aimed at children's books.

Almendra is a calligraphy-based serif by Ana Sanfelippo whose angular, pen-cut letters draw on chancery and gothic handwriting. Almendra comes in Regular and Bold, each with an italic, four styles in all. Almendra is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and was intended for long texts such as children's literature, as well as titles.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Ana Sanfelippo
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 4 (Regular 400, Bold 700; with italics)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 368
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Almendra
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/almendra
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Editorial, Kids

## About Almendra

Almendra is a serif typeface built on calligraphy, with a style that the official notes relate to chancery and gothic hands. Strokes look cut with a broad pen: curves break into angles, stems lean slightly, and terminals end in wedge shapes. In the specimen the capital A carries a top bar that overhangs to the left, the numerals are old-style figures that rise and drop around the lowercase, and the Bold is markedly darker and more compact. The notes say the design was meant for long texts, particularly literature for young children, and that its details come forward at very large sizes. The family has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, each with an italic, four styles in total, and is not a variable font. Each font has 368 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended. Ana Sanfelippo designed Almendra, published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Ana Sanfelippo (anasanfe@gmail.com), with Reserved Font Name 'Almendra'

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

- **Children's storybooks**: The design was intended for young readers' literature, and its pen-made shapes give running text a fairy-tale tone.
- **Fantasy and historical titles**: Angular curves and wedge terminals from gothic and chancery writing suit book covers, maps and game titles.
- **Chapter openings**: Bold at a large size shows the calligraphic details that are hidden at text sizes.
- **Menus and labels with a handmade tone**: Old-style figures sit among lowercase letters, so prices and dates blend into a line.
- **Text with emphasis**: Italics for both weights allow stressed words and titles inside a paragraph.

## Things to know

- **Old-style figures**: The default numerals have ascending and descending shapes instead of lining up at capital height.
- **Sister families are separate**: The official notes mention Small Cap and Display companions; they are separate families and not part of this download.
- **Roman structure, gothic details**: The gothic influence shows in angles and terminals, but the letters keep roman shapes and read as a serif face, not as a blackletter.

## FAQs

### Is Almendra free for commercial use?

Yes. Almendra is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license and cannot use the Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Almendra?

Almendra was designed by Ana Sanfelippo, who is named in the copyright notice.

### How many weights does Almendra have?

Almendra has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, each with an italic, which gives four styles.

### Is Almendra a blackletter font?

No. Almendra is a calligraphic serif influenced by chancery and gothic hands; its letters keep roman forms.

### Which languages does Almendra support?

Almendra includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Polish and Hungarian.

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