Inter Sans Serif
Asul is serif and Inter is sans serif (9 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
Asul
A flared semi-serif revival of a face from early twentieth-century Argentinian print, in Regular and Bold.
Asul is a semi-serif typeface by Mariela Monsalve, a revival of a face found in Argentinian books and magazines of the early twentieth century. Asul has two styles, Regular and Bold, with 234 glyphs in the basic Latin set. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits editorial headings, covers and short texts.
- Designer
- Mariela Monsalve
- Classification
- Serif
- License
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
- Styles
- 2 2 weights
- Variable font
- No
- Glyphs
- 234
- Languages checked
- 13 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 Asul
Sample text
Type over the sample to test your own words. The preview loads a Latin subset of Asul; the download contains the complete files.
Weights and styles
- Regular 400Asul Regular
- Bold 700Asul Bold
About Asul
Asul is a typeface that sits between serif and sans: its designer describes it as a baroque humanist face with semi-serifs. In the specimen the stems widen toward their ends into small flares and one-sided serifs, the contrast between thick and thin is moderate, and the curves carry an angled, pen-like stress. Capitals are generous in width, and the lowercase a and g are two-storey forms. Mariela Monsalve developed Asul as a revival for editorial use, working from a typeface she found in Argentinian books and magazines printed in the early twentieth century. The family has Regular 400 and Bold 700 without italics, two styles, and is not a variable font. Its 234 glyphs cover the basic Latin subset. Asul is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Where Asul works
- Magazine headings
- It was developed for editorial use, and flared stroke ends give titles more texture than a plain sans.
- Book covers
- Its source in early twentieth-century Argentinian print suits covers for literary and historical titles.
- Introductions and short texts
- Moderate contrast and two-storey a and g keep a paragraph of standfirst readable.
- Cultural posters and programmes
- Regular for details and Bold for the title give a two-level layout from one family.
Glyphs
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~¡¢
Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 234 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
Rarely used letters that are not in the font: French Ÿ.
Character sets found in the files: latin. 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 (c) 2011 by Mariela Monsalve (marmonsalve@gmail.com), with Reserved Font Name "Asul". All Rights Reserved.
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 Asul
Azeret Mono Monospace
Azeret Mono is a monospace family (9 weights) for code and figures next to Asul as the text face.
Prompt Sans Serif
Asul is serif and Prompt is sans serif (9 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
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 Asul 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: "Asul";
src: url("/assets/fonts/Asul-Bold.ttf") format("truetype");
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
font-family: "Asul";
src: url("/assets/fonts/Asul-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
body {
font-family: "Asul", serif;
}Or load it from the official source. Google Fonts serves Asul with this markup:
HTML, Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Asul:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">Things to know
- No italics
- Asul has Regular and Bold only.
- Basic Latin character set
- The 234 glyphs belong to the latin subset. French is covered except for the rare capital Ÿ.
- Classed here as serif
- The source catalogue lists Asul under serif and display; it is classed here as a serif because of its semi-serifs and editorial purpose.
FAQs
Is Asul free for commercial use?
Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Asul may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed; it cannot be sold on its own, and derivative versions keep the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission.
Who designed Asul?
Asul was designed by Mariela Monsalve, who is named in the font and in the copyright notice.
Is Asul a serif or a sans serif?
Asul is a semi-serif: its strokes end in flares and partial serifs. Its designer calls it a baroque humanist typeface.
How many weights does Asul have?
Asul has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, and no italics.
Which languages does Asul support?
Asul includes the letters needed for English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Catalan and the Nordic languages, and for French apart from the rare capital Ÿ.
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