# Chivo font

> A grotesque sans from Omnibus-Type, variable from Thin to Black with matching italics.

Chivo is a grotesque sans serif family from Omnibus-Type, developed by Héctor Gatti. Chivo is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900, nine named weights and matching italics, 18 styles in total. Chivo is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines in its heavy weights and continuous reading in Regular.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Omnibus-Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 18 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 100–900)
- Glyphs: 811
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Chivo
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/chivo
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Interfaces, Editorial

## About Chivo

Chivo is a grotesque sans serif family and, according to its publisher, the first grotesque from Omnibus-Type; the name is Spanish for goat. In the specimen the letters are wide and upright with nearly uniform strokes, the c, e and s close on flat horizontal terminals, the a is double-storey and the Q's tail crosses its bowl. The official notes single out Black for highlights and headlines and Regular for continuous reading. In October 2022 the family was rebuilt as a variable font spanning Thin to Black with italics to match, and its glyph set grew to serve more languages. The weight axis runs from 100 to 900 with nine named weights in roman and italic, 18 styles across two variable files. The fonts contain 811 glyphs with Latin, extended Latin and Vietnamese subsets. Héctor Gatti developed the family, which is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019 The Chivo Project Authors (https://github.com/Omnibus-Type/Chivo)

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

- **Front-page style headlines**: Black 900 is the weight the publisher points to for highlights, and its wide letters fill a column.
- **Article text**: Regular with its italic handles continuous reading, with Medium and SemiBold for subheads.
- **Interface type scales**: A 100 to 900 axis lets a design system choose intermediate weights for labels, values and states.
- **Vietnamese editions**: The Vietnamese subset carries the stacked diacritics that language needs, in every weight and italic.
- **Brand systems on one family**: Eighteen styles cover display, text and small print without a second typeface.

## Things to know

- **Two variable files**: Roman and italic are separate files, each holding the full 100 to 900 range.
- **Weight is the only axis**: There is no width or optical size axis.
- **No Cyrillic or Greek**: Subsets are Latin, extended Latin and Vietnamese.

## FAQs

### Is Chivo free for commercial use?

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

### Who designed Chivo?

Chivo comes from the foundry Omnibus-Type and was developed by Héctor Gatti.

### How many weights does Chivo have?

Chivo has nine named weights, Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic, which makes 18 styles.

### Is Chivo a variable font?

Yes. Chivo is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900; it was upgraded to a variable family in October 2022.

### Which languages does Chivo support?

Chivo includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as Spanish, German, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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