# Artifika font

> An upright italic serif for display titling, with broad-nib curves and nearly horizontal flat serifs.

Artifika is a serif typeface from Cyreal, described in the official notes as an upright italic for display titling. Yulya Zhdanova and Ivan Petrov drew it in 2010 and 2011 with calligraphic curves, short descenders and flat serifs. Artifika has one Regular style with 238 glyphs for basic Latin and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Cyreal
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 238
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Artifika
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/artifika
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Editorial, Elegant

## About Artifika

Artifika is a serif typeface that keeps the flowing shapes of an italic while standing upright. Its strokes start with a slight widening, a trace of the broad-nib pen behind the design, and its serifs are flat and lie close to horizontal, which carries the eye along the line. The specimen shows wide, open letters, short descenders, an f that dips below the baseline, and a k and x with calligraphic curved legs. The official notes present it as a face for fashionable display titling that also reads comfortably on screen. Yulya Zhdanova and Ivan Petrov designed it in 2010 and 2011 for Cyreal. The family has one Regular style and is not a variable font; its 238 glyphs cover basic Latin. It is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2010 The Artifika Project Authors (https://github.com/cyrealtype/Artifika)

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

- **Fashion and lifestyle titles**: The official notes name fashionable display titling as the purpose, and the upright italic gives a headline movement without a slant.
- **Short introductions and pull quotes**: Flat, near-horizontal serifs guide the eye along the line, which helps a few sentences read smoothly on screen.
- **Boutique and café branding**: Calligraphic curves in k, x and f give a name a hand-shaped character while the upright stance stays calm.
- **Layouts with tight line spacing**: Short descenders let lines of a title sit close together without collisions.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Artifika has a single Regular style. There is no bold and no separate slanted italic.
- **Basic Latin only**: The 238 glyphs cover Western European languages. Latin Extended is not included, and French lacks only the rare capital Ÿ.
- **An italic that stands upright**: Letter shapes follow italic construction, yet the stems are vertical, so it does not work as the italic companion of another face.

## FAQs

### Is Artifika free for commercial use?

Yes. Artifika is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions keep the same license.

### Who designed Artifika?

Artifika is credited to Cyreal. According to the official notes and the name table, Yulya Zhdanova and Ivan Petrov designed it.

### How many weights does Artifika have?

Artifika has one weight, Regular 400, with no bold or italic file.

### What is an upright italic like Artifika?

Artifika uses the flowing, pen-based letter shapes of an italic but draws them with vertical stems instead of a slant.

### Which languages does Artifika support?

Artifika includes the letters needed for English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and the Nordic languages. French is covered except for the rare capital Ÿ.

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