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Cambo

A Latin serif shaped by the contrast and ornament of Khmer type, made for Latin text in a Khmer setting.

Serif 1 style by HT Fonts, Carolina Giovagnoli, Andres Torresi OFL

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Cambo is a Latin serif typeface from HT Fonts, designed by Andrés Torresi and Carolina Giovagnoli, that takes its contrast and ornament from Khmer type and handwriting. Cambo has one Regular style with 234 glyphs. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and was made for Latin text placed alongside Khmer, and for general text use.

Cambo font preview card
Preview drawn by trendhub from the font files.
Designers
HT Fonts, Carolina Giovagnoli, Andres Torresi
Classification
Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Styles
1 1 weight
Variable font
No
Glyphs
234
Languages checked
13 see the list
Last updated
version 2.001
Used for
HeadlinesEditorialElegant

Official source: Google Fonts. Facts on this page were read from the font files and the source’s published data.

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Sample text

Type over the sample to test your own words. The preview loads a Latin subset of Cambo; the download contains the complete files.

Cambo font specimen: alphabet, numerals and weights
Cambo specimen: alphabet, numerals and weights. Image drawn by trendhub from the font files.

Weights and styles

  • Regular 400Cambo Regular

About Cambo

Cambo is a serif typeface for the Latin alphabet whose character comes from another script. Its designers studied the contrast, style and ornament of Khmer typefaces and handwriting and carried them into Latin letters, with the main aim of setting Latin text in a Khmer context. In the specimen this appears as sturdy stems with moderate contrast, short wedge-like serifs, and heavy teardrop terminals on a, c, f and r that curl inward like small ornaments. The ampersand and the tail of the Q are drawn with the same rounded flourish. Cambo has a single Regular style and 234 glyphs covering basic Latin with Western European accents; the Khmer script itself is not in the font. Carolina Giovagnoli and Andrés Torresi designed it for HT Fonts.

Where Cambo works

Latin text beside Khmer
The stated purpose is setting Latin text where Khmer is the main script, so its contrast and ornament echo Khmer type on the same page.
Travel and culture publications
Curled teardrop terminals give titles about Southeast Asia a link to the region's letterforms without imitating them.
Headings and pull quotes
Sturdy stems and heavy terminals show their detail at larger sizes.
Short reading text
The official notes also present Cambo as a choice for texts in general; with one style, it fits pieces that need no bold or italic.

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, Carolina Giovagnoli (carolina.giovagnoli@htfonts.com), Copyright (c) 2011, Andres Torresi (andres.torresi@htfonts.com), with Reserved Font Name Cambo.

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 Cambo

News Cycle Sans Serif

Cambo is serif and News Cycle is sans serif (2 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.

Lekton Monospace

Lekton is a monospace family (2 weights) for code and figures next to Cambo as the text face.

Fredoka Sans Serif

Cambo is serif and Fredoka is sans serif (5 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 Cambo 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: "Cambo";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/Cambo-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

body {
  font-family: "Cambo", serif;
}

Or load it from the official source. Google Fonts serves Cambo with this markup:

HTML, Google Fonts

Things to know

Latin only
Cambo is a Latin typeface inspired by Khmer; it does not contain Khmer characters.
Single style
There is only Regular: no italic, no bold, no variable version.
Western European coverage
The 234 glyphs cover Western European languages. French is covered except for the rare capital Ÿ.

FAQs

Is Cambo free for commercial use?

Yes. Cambo 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 Cambo?

Cambo is the work of two designers, Carolina Giovagnoli and Andrés Torresi, and was made for the foundry HT Fonts.

Does Cambo include the Khmer script?

No. Cambo is a Latin typeface inspired by Khmer type and writing; it contains Latin characters only.

How many weights does Cambo have?

Cambo has one weight, Regular 400, with no italic.

Which languages does Cambo support?

Cambo 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.

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