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Antonio

A condensed sans in seven variable weights from Thin to Bold, extending the single-weight Anton design.

Sans Serif 7 styles · variable by Vernon Adams OFL

Antonio is a condensed sans serif family by Vernon Adams, a refined version of his Anton design with a range of weights. Antonio is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 700: seven weights from Thin to Bold, without italics. Antonio is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headings, menus and buttons.

Antonio font preview card
Preview drawn by trendhub from the font files.
Designer
Vernon Adams
Classification
Sans Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Styles
7 7 weights
Variable font
Yes Weight 100–700
Glyphs
440
Languages checked
24 see the list
Last updated
version 1.002

Official source: Google Fonts. Facts on this page were read from the font files and the source’s published data.

Try Antonio

Sample text

Type over the sample to test your own words. The preview loads a Latin subset of Antonio; the download contains the complete files.

Antonio font specimen: alphabet, numerals and weights
Antonio specimen: alphabet, numerals and weights. Image drawn by trendhub from the font files.

Weights and styles

  • Thin 100Antonio Thin
  • ExtraLight 200Antonio ExtraLight
  • Light 300Antonio Light
  • Regular 400Antonio Regular
  • Medium 500Antonio Medium
  • SemiBold 600Antonio SemiBold
  • Bold 700Antonio Bold

Antonio is a variable font: the download holds the whole weight range in one file, and the named weights above are positions on that range.

About Antonio

Antonio is a condensed sans serif family built on the Anton design. Where Anton exists only as one very heavy cut, Antonio spreads the same tall, straight-sided letters over seven weights, Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, on a variable weight axis from 100 to 700. The official description says the refinements were made so that the face also works in smaller headings, menus and buttons. In the specimen the letters are narrow with flat-sided curves, the lowercase is tall, and even the Bold is lighter and more open than Anton. There are no italics, and the heaviest weight stops at 700. The font contains 440 glyphs in the Latin and Latin Extended subsets, with letters for Turkish, Polish, Czech and other European languages; Vietnamese is not covered. Vernon Adams is the designer, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Where Antonio works

Navigation menus and buttons
Narrow letters fit long labels into small controls, one of the uses the refinements over Anton were made for.
Subheads under a heavy title
Light to Medium weights give a condensed second level that keeps the same letter shapes as the headline.
Tables and tight columns
Condensed figures and letters save horizontal space in schedules, fixtures and price lists.
Wayfinding and labels
Tall lowercase and straight-sided curves stay distinct when words must be narrow and upright.
Thin display numerals
Thin 100 and ExtraLight 200 turn large numbers into fine vertical lines for dashboards and posters.

Glyphs

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~¡¢

Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 440 glyphs.

Language support

The family contains the core letters these languages are written with:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Italian
  • Dutch
  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic
  • Catalan
  • Turkish
  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Slovak
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovenian
  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

Character sets found in the files: latin, latin-ext. The language list is a check of required letters against the font, not a promise of typographic quality in each language.

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1Copyright 2013 The Antonio Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/antonioFont)

What the license allows

  • 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.

This is a short summary, not legal advice. The license text decides: read the full OFL text. A copy is included in the download.

Fonts that pair with Antonio

Anton Display

Anton is the single heavy design that Antonio refines, so an Anton headline and Antonio subheads share the same condensed structure.

Suggestions come from simple rules on the records: a contrasting classification and enough weights to carry body text. They are a starting point, not a verdict.

Use Antonio on the web

Download the family and host the files on your own site, then declare them in CSS. Please do not link to the files on trendhub.net: preview files here are subsets and their addresses change.

CSS, self-hosted
@font-face {
  font-family: "Antonio";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/Antonio-VariableFont_wght.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-weight: 100 700;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

body {
  font-family: "Antonio", sans-serif;
}

Or load it from the official source. Google Fonts serves Antonio with this markup:

HTML, Google Fonts

Things to know

Stops at Bold
The weight axis runs from 100 to 700. For something heavier, the related Anton font is a single much darker cut.
No italics
Antonio has seven upright styles in one variable file.
Latin only
The 440 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended; Vietnamese, Cyrillic and Greek are absent.

FAQs

Is Antonio free for commercial use?

Antonio can be used free of charge in personal and commercial work under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modifying and redistributing the fonts; they cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives stay under the same license.

Who designed Antonio?

Antonio was designed by Vernon Adams. The copyright notice names The Antonio Project Authors.

Is Antonio a variable font?

Yes. Antonio is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 700.

How many weights does Antonio have?

Antonio has seven weights: Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold. It has no italics.

How does Antonio differ from Anton?

Antonio is a refined version of Anton. Anton is one heavy weight for big headlines, while Antonio adds lighter weights and adjustments for smaller headings, menus and buttons.

Which languages does Antonio support?

Antonio includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, French, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Czech. Vietnamese, Cyrillic and Greek are not covered.

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