# Buenard font

> A text serif first drawn for an Argentinian art publisher, with a 400 to 700 weight axis and old-style figures.

Buenard is a serif text typeface credited to Gustavo Ibarra and first drawn for an art book publisher in Argentina. Buenard is a variable font with a weight axis from Regular 400 to Bold 700 and four named weights, without italics. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits books, essays and editorial pages.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Gustavo Ibarra
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 4 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 400–700)
- Glyphs: 423
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Buenard
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/buenard
- Tagged for: Body text, Editorial

## About Buenard

Buenard is a serif typeface built on a transitional roman skeleton, with the stroke contrast turned down and the serifs drawn heavier than that model usually carries. In the specimen the capitals are broad and calm, the J drops below the baseline, the Q trails a long tail and the numerals are old-style figures that rise and fall like lowercase letters. The family is a variable font with one axis, weight, running from 400 to 700, and four named weights: Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold. There is no italic. Its 423 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended. According to the official notes, the design began as work for an Argentinian art publisher and was then developed in a postgraduate typography programme at the University of Buenos Aires. Gustavo Ibarra is credited as the designer.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2011-2025 The Buenard Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/buenard)

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

- **Art books and catalogues**: Buenard began as a face for an art publisher; its moderate contrast and sturdy serifs hold their own beside reproductions and long captions.
- **Essays and long articles**: Regular for running text with SemiBold or Bold subheads keeps an essay inside one family, though emphasis needs another device because there is no italic.
- **Headings a shade heavier than the text**: The weight axis accepts any value between 400 and 700, so a heading can sit slightly darker than the body without jumping to full Bold.
- **Dates and quantities inside sentences**: The old-style numerals shown in the specimen sit at lowercase height, so years and amounts blend into a line of text.
- **Publications in several European languages**: The Latin Extended set includes the letters needed for Turkish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Romanian alongside Western European languages.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: The family holds upright styles only. Book titles and emphasis that would normally be italic need another treatment.
- **One variable file**: The download is a single variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 700; Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold are named positions on that axis.
- **Figures are old-style by default**: In the specimen the numerals have ascenders and descenders. Check how they look in tables or prices before committing to the face for data.

## FAQs

### Is Buenard free for commercial use?

Yes. Buenard 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 Buenard?

Buenard is credited to Gustavo Ibarra. The copyright notice in the license names The Buenard Project Authors.

### How many weights does Buenard have?

Buenard has four named weights: Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600 and Bold 700. There is no italic, so the family has four styles in total.

### Is Buenard a variable font?

Yes. Buenard is a variable font with one axis, weight, which runs from 400 to 700.

### Which languages does Buenard support?

Buenard includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Romanian. It contains Latin characters only.

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