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Carrois Gothic

A plain, slightly narrow gothic sans in one weight, from Ralph du Carrois's studio Carrois Apostrophe.

Sans Serif 1 style by Carrois Apostrophe OFL

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Carrois Gothic is a sans serif typeface credited to Carrois Apostrophe, with Ralph du Carrois named in the font file. Its letters are upright, slightly narrow and even in stroke. Carrois Gothic has one Regular style with 261 glyphs in the basic Latin set. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headings and labels.

Carrois Gothic font preview card
Preview drawn by trendhub from the font files.
Designer
Carrois Apostrophe
Classification
Sans Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Styles
1 1 weight
Variable font
No
Glyphs
261
Languages checked
13 see the list
Last updated
version 1.002
Used for
HeadlinesMinimalistSignage

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

Try Carrois Gothic

Sample text

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

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

Weights and styles

  • Regular 400Carrois Gothic Regular

About Carrois Gothic

Carrois Gothic is a sans serif typeface of the plain gothic kind: upright, monoline and free of ornament. In the specimen the letters are a touch narrower than usual, with straight-sided curves on C, G and O, a two-storey a, a single-storey g and a simple vertical-stemmed t. The numerals are open and set with generous space between them, and punctuation is equally unadorned. The official notes call the design well balanced and modern and mention a small-caps sister family for more ceremonial uses. The designer credit is Carrois Apostrophe, while the name table and copyright notice give Ralph du Carrois and reserve the name Carrois. There is one Regular style, no italic or bold, and no variable axis. The file contains 261 glyphs in the Latin subset, which covers Western European languages; French is complete apart from the rare capital Ÿ.

Where Carrois Gothic works

Clean section headings
Upright monoline letters give a heading a neutral voice that does not compete with images.
Labels and captions
Slightly narrow proportions fit a caption or tag into limited width.
Signs and notices
Simple forms and open numerals keep room numbers and short directions clear.
Tables with figures
Widely spaced, open numerals stay distinct in a price list or timetable.

Glyphs

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~¡¢

Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 261 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 Ralph du Carrois, with Reserved Font Name 'Carrois'

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 Carrois Gothic

Kurale Serif

Carrois Gothic is sans serif and Kurale is serif (1 weight): the difference in structure separates headings from text.

Arbutus Slab Slab Serif

Carrois Gothic is sans serif and Arbutus Slab is slab serif (1 weight): the difference in structure separates headings from text.

B612 Mono Monospace

B612 Mono is a monospace family (2 weights) for code and figures next to Carrois Gothic as the text face.

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 Carrois Gothic 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: "Carrois Gothic";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/CarroisGothic-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

body {
  font-family: "Carrois Gothic", sans-serif;
}

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

HTML, Google Fonts

Things to know

One weight
Carrois Gothic has Regular 400 only.
Basic Latin only
With 261 glyphs and no Latin Extended subset, Central European and Turkish letters are not fully covered.
Small caps are a separate family
The official notes point to a Small Caps sister family; it is not included in this download.

FAQs

Is Carrois Gothic free for commercial use?

Yes. Carrois Gothic is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission.

Who designed Carrois Gothic?

Carrois Gothic is credited to Carrois Apostrophe. The font's name table and copyright notice name Ralph du Carrois.

How many weights does Carrois Gothic have?

Carrois Gothic has one weight, Regular 400, with no italic.

Does Carrois Gothic have small caps?

Not in this family. The official notes mention a separate Small Caps sister family of Carrois Gothic.

Which languages does Carrois Gothic support?

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

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