# Anton SC font

> The small-caps edition of Vernon Adams's Anton: a heavy, tightly condensed advertising sans with 1,326 glyphs.

Anton SC is the small-caps edition of Anton, a heavy condensed display sans credited to Vernon Adams and reworked from traditional advertising type for use on the web. Anton SC has one Regular style with 1,326 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines, posters and banners.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Vernon Adams
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 1326
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-05-30
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Anton+SC
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/anton-sc
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Condensed, Signage

## About Anton SC

Anton SC is a display typeface that the official notes describe as the small-caps version of Anton. Anton itself reworks an advertising sans of the traditional kind: the letterforms were digitised, the counters opened a little and the stems adjusted so that the face holds up as bold display type in web browsers. The specimen shows very dark, tall and narrow letters with flat sides, tight spacing and small slits for counters, so a long line takes little width. Anton SC is a single Regular file and is not a variable font. Its 1,326 glyphs are many for a one-style family, and they extend to Latin Extended, African Latin and Vietnamese. Vernon Adams is credited as the designer, and the copyright notice names The Anton Project Authors. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The Anton Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/AntonFont.git)

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

- **Banner and poster headlines**: Tall, narrow letters put many characters on one line at a large size, the advertising use the source design came from.
- **Web hero titles**: Counters were opened and stems tuned for browser rendering, so the heavy letters do not clog on screen.
- **Labels and section tags**: Dark, compact words mark a category, a price flash or a section head in little horizontal space.
- **Headlines in many Latin-script languages**: With 1,326 glyphs the font carries accents for Central European languages, Turkish and Vietnamese in the same heavy style.

## Things to know

- **Lowercase keys give small capitals**: Typing lowercase in Anton SC produces small capitals. The files keep ordinary lowercase letters and swap them for small capitals through an OpenType feature that browsers and layout applications apply by default; software that ignores OpenType features shows the plain lowercase.
- **One weight**: The only style is Regular 400, which is drawn very heavy. There is no italic.
- **Built for large sizes**: Tight spacing and narrow counters suit titles; in small text the letters close up.

## FAQs

### Is Anton SC free for commercial use?

Yes. Anton SC 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.

### What is the difference between Anton and Anton SC?

According to the official notes, Anton SC is the small-capitals edition of Anton. Both are heavy condensed display faces from the same project in one Regular weight.

### Who designed Anton SC?

Anton SC is credited to Vernon Adams. The copyright notice names The Anton Project Authors.

### How many weights does Anton SC have?

Anton SC has one weight, Regular 400, with no italic. It is not a variable font.

### Which languages does Anton SC support?

Anton SC includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, French, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Turkish and Vietnamese.

### What fonts pair well with Anton SC?

Anton SC is a headline face, so text needs a second family. This page shows it with Anton, its parent design, for layouts that mix the two.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/anton-sc (trendhub)
