# Arvo font

> A geometric slab serif with nearly even strokes and block serifs, in Regular and Bold with italics.

Arvo is a geometric slab serif designed by Anton Koovit. The family has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, each with an italic, four styles in all, supplied as static TTF files rather than as a variable font. It is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is meant for both screen and print.

## Facts

- Classification: [Slab Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/slab-serif)
- Designed by: Anton Koovit
- 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: 224
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-06-02
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Arvo
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/arvo
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Editorial, Geometric

## About Arvo

Arvo is a slab serif of geometric construction, drawn by Anton Koovit as a small family intended for the screen as well as for print. The specimen shows strokes of nearly even thickness, bowls drawn close to circles and flat rectangular serifs about as heavy as the stems; the capital A carries a slab across its apex. The official notes describe the design as close to monolinear with a small amount of contrast. The family has four cuts: Regular and Bold, each with an italic. Its 224 glyphs cover the Latin subset only. The notes explain the name as an Estonian first name for men that is also a Finnish word for number, value or worth, a meaning they connect to the amount of programming that hinting requires. The files offered here carry version 1.006.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Anton Koovit (anton@korkork.com), with Reserved Font Name 'Arvo'

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

- **Headlines and subheads**: The block serifs and round, geometric bowls hold their shape at large sizes, and Bold 700 gives a clearly heavier step above Regular for titles.
- **Short articles and blog text**: The notes present Arvo as suited to screens, and the low contrast keeps thin strokes from breaking up in paragraphs at reading sizes.
- **Printed flyers and brochures**: The family is described as working in print too, so the same four styles can carry a leaflet and the web page that goes with it.
- **Emphasis within running text**: Each weight has its own drawn italic, so a quotation or a title of a work can be marked without leaving the family.

## Things to know

- **Two weights only**: Arvo comes in Regular 400 and Bold 700 with matching italics. It has no light, medium or black cut and is not a variable font.
- **Latin subset only in these files**: The notes mention a later 2.0.1 release that added Cyrillic, but the files here are version 1.006 and contain 224 glyphs in the Latin subset, with no Cyrillic or Greek.
- **French ligature œ is absent**: The letters needed for French are present except for the rare œ; languages that need Latin Extended letters, such as Polish or Turkish, are not covered.

## FAQs

### Is Arvo free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Arvo may be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed, but it cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version stays under the same license and may not use the reserved name "Arvo" without permission.

### Who designed Arvo?

Arvo was designed by Anton Koovit, who is named in the copyright notice of the fonts.

### How many weights does Arvo have?

Arvo has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700. Each has an italic, which makes four styles.

### Is Arvo a variable font?

No. Arvo is distributed as four separate static TTF files, one for each style, and has no variation axes.

### Which languages does Arvo support?

Arvo includes the letters needed for English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, the Nordic languages, Catalan, Slovenian and Estonian. French is covered except for the rare œ.

### Can I use Arvo on a website?

Yes. The license allows web use of Arvo; download the files and host them yourself, or load the family from its official source.

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