# Bricolage Grotesque font

> A variable grotesque with three axes (optical size, weight and width) and exaggerated ink traps at small sizes.

Bricolage Grotesque is a sans serif family by Mathieu Triay, forked from the single-weight Mayenne Sans. Bricolage Grotesque is a variable font with three axes: weight from 200 to 800, width from 75 to 100 and optical size from 12 to 96. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines and branding.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Mathieu Triay
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 7 (ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800)
- Variable font: Yes (opsz 12–96, wght 200–800, wdth 75–100)
- Glyphs: 597
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Bricolage+Grotesque
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/bricolage-grotesque
- Tagged for: Headlines, Interfaces, Branding, Editorial, Bold

## About Bricolage Grotesque

Bricolage Grotesque is a sans serif family that mixes French and British grotesque sources into one design; its starting point was a fork of Mayenne Sans, a one-weight open-source typeface by Jérémy Landes. In the specimen, set heavy at a large optical size, the letters are compact with tight apertures, and the Q has a tail that forms a bar under the bowl. The official notes explain that the small optical sizes turn more neutral and use exaggerated ink traps. It is a variable font with three axes: optical size from 12 to 96, weight from 200 to 800 and width from 75 to 100. Seven named weights run from ExtraLight to ExtraBold, and there is no italic. The font has 597 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Mathieu Triay designed it at Atelier Triay, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2022 The Bricolage Grotesque Project Authors (https://github.com/ateliertriay/bricolage)

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

- **Display headlines with character**: High optical size values bring out the quirks of the design, such as the barred Q, in large titles.
- **Brand identities**: Three axes in one file let a brand set a narrow heavy logotype and a lighter, wider tagline from the same font.
- **Titles in tight spaces**: The width axis condenses the letters down to 75 for long words on posters and mobile headers.
- **Small interface text**: At optical sizes near 12 the forms become more neutral and gain ink traps, which were added for small text.
- **Editorial covers and section openers**: ExtraBold 800 at a large optical size gives a page a strong typographic image without illustration.

## Things to know

- **One file, three axes**: Optical size (12 to 96), weight (200 to 800) and width (75 to 100) are all in a single variable font.
- **No italics**: Bricolage Grotesque has upright styles only.
- **Width only goes narrower**: The width axis runs from 75 to 100; there is no expanded setting above the normal width.

## FAQs

### Is Bricolage Grotesque free for commercial use?

Bricolage Grotesque can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution, but the font files cannot be sold on their own and derivatives must stay under the same license.

### Who designed Bricolage Grotesque?

Bricolage Grotesque was designed by Mathieu Triay of Atelier Triay. It began as a fork of Mayenne Sans by Jérémy Landes.

### How many weights does Bricolage Grotesque have?

Bricolage Grotesque has seven named weights, from ExtraLight 200 to ExtraBold 800, and the weight axis allows any value in between.

### Is Bricolage Grotesque a variable font?

Yes. Bricolage Grotesque is a variable font with optical size, weight and width axes.

### Does Bricolage Grotesque have italics?

No. Bricolage Grotesque is upright only; it has no italic or slant axis.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/bricolage-grotesque (trendhub)