# Brawler font

> A compact, sharp-featured text serif in Regular and Bold, first planned for newspapers and tabloids.

Brawler is a compact text serif from the foundry Cyreal, with sharp details and sturdy strokes meant for comfortable reading at small sizes. Brawler has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, without italics. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits news-style articles, dense columns and headlines in the Bold.

## 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: 2 (Regular 400, Bold 700)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 240
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Brawler
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/brawler
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Editorial

## About Brawler

Brawler is a serif typeface drawn for small text. Its letters are compact with a large lowercase, sturdy stems and moderate contrast, and the details are cut sharp: angled wedge serifs on the stems and crisp joins where curves meet verticals, visible in the specimen on n, r and the capitals. The official notes say it was first planned as a face for newspapers and tabloids, so the concept answers the demands of low-quality printing and the taste of periodicals. The family has two styles, Regular and Bold, with 240 glyphs covering basic Latin and Western European accents. Cyreal is credited as the designer; the font's name table, by contrast, lists Oleg Frolov and Haley Fiege.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2011 The Brawler Project Authors (https://github.com/cyrealtype/Brawler)

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

- **Article text in narrow columns**: Compact letters fit more characters per line, the economy a newspaper face is built for.
- **Print on rough paper**: Sturdy strokes and sharp serifs were shaped with low-quality printing in mind.
- **News headlines**: The Bold provides a darker companion for headlines and subheads over Regular text.
- **Captions and small print**: The design goal was comfortable reading at small sizes.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: Brawler has Regular and Bold only. Titles and emphasis that normally take italics need another solution.
- **Western European Latin**: The 240 glyphs cover Western European languages. French is covered except for the rare capital Ÿ.
- **Two static files**: The family is not a variable font.

## FAQs

### Is Brawler free for commercial use?

Yes. Brawler is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Brawler?

Brawler is credited to the foundry Cyreal. The font's name table lists Oleg Frolov and Haley Fiege, so the sources differ on individual credit.

### How many weights does Brawler have?

Brawler has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700. Both are upright; there is no italic.

### Which languages does Brawler support?

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

### Is Brawler good for body text?

Yes, within its limits: Brawler was designed for comfortable reading at small sizes, but it has no italic and covers Western European Latin only.

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