# Archivo Black font

> The heaviest cut of the Archivo grotesque family from Omnibus-Type, as a one-weight headline font.

Archivo Black is a heavy grotesque sans serif from Omnibus-Type, the black style of the Archivo family, which was first drawn for headlines and highlighted text. Archivo Black has one style with 426 glyphs covering Latin and Latin Extended. Archivo Black is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines, posters and wordmarks.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Omnibus-Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 426
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Archivo+Black
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/archivo-black
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Logos, Branding

## About Archivo Black

Archivo Black is a very heavy grotesque sans serif, wide and compact, with flat stroke endings and small counters. In the specimen the a is double-storey, the curves of C, G and S close in tightly, and the figures match the capitals in height and weight. It is the black style of Archivo, a family from Omnibus-Type that the official description says was derived from Chivo, also includes normal and Narrow styles, and recalls American typefaces of the late nineteenth century. The family was made for print and digital use side by side. Archivo Black is a single font: the file is labelled Regular 400, there is no italic, and it is not variable. It holds 426 glyphs in the Latin and Latin Extended subsets. Omnibus-Type is credited as designer, and the name table names Hector Gatti. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2017 The Archivo Black Project Authors (https://github.com/Omnibus-Type/ArchivoBlack)

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

- **Front-page and section headlines**: Archivo began as a headline family, and the Black cut gives the darkest level of that hierarchy.
- **Wordmarks and logos**: Wide, compact letters with flat terminals make a solid block out of a short brand name.
- **Posters and covers**: Small counters and heavy strokes keep large words dark and even from a distance.
- **Buttons and badges in a campaign**: A two- or three-word label in Archivo Black stays strong at medium sizes on screen and in print.
- **Headings in Central European languages**: Latin Extended coverage includes the accents of Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Turkish.

## Things to know

- **One file, labelled Regular**: The font reports weight 400 although it is the black cut of its family. There is no italic.
- **No Vietnamese**: The 426 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended only, unlike Archivo Narrow, which adds Vietnamese.
- **Other weights live in sibling families**: Lighter and narrower styles are published separately as Archivo and Archivo Narrow.

## FAQs

### Is Archivo Black free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Archivo Black may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed, but the font files cannot be sold on their own and a modified version must keep the same license.

### Who designed Archivo Black?

Archivo Black is credited to Omnibus-Type, and the font's name table names Hector Gatti. The copyright notice names The Archivo Black Project Authors.

### How many weights does Archivo Black have?

Archivo Black has one weight. It is the black style of the Archivo family, published as a separate single font.

### What fonts pair well with Archivo Black?

Archivo and Archivo Narrow pair with Archivo Black because all three belong to the same grotesque family from Omnibus-Type.

### Which languages does Archivo Black support?

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

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/archivo-black (trendhub)