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Cinzel

An all-capitals serif modelled on first-century Roman inscriptions, variable from Regular to Black.

Serif 6 styles · variable by Natanael Gama OFL

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Cinzel is an all-capitals serif typeface by Natanael Gama, drawn from first-century Roman inscriptions and classical proportions. Cinzel is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 900 and six named weights; the lowercase keys produce smaller capitals. Cinzel is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits titles, wordmarks and short headings.

Cinzel font preview card
Preview drawn by trendhub from the font files.
Designer
Natanael Gama
Classification
Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Styles
6 6 weights
Variable font
Yes Weight 400–900
Glyphs
547
Languages checked
24 see the list
Last updated
version 2.000
Used for
HeadlinesLogosBrandingElegant

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

Try Cinzel

Sample text

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

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

Weights and styles

  • Regular 400Cinzel Regular
  • Medium 500Cinzel Medium
  • SemiBold 600Cinzel SemiBold
  • Bold 700Cinzel Bold
  • ExtraBold 800Cinzel ExtraBold
  • Black 900Cinzel Black

Cinzel is a variable font: the download holds the whole weight range in one file, and the named weights above are positions on that range.

About Cinzel

Cinzel is a serif typeface made only of capital letters. The lowercase positions hold a second, slightly smaller set of capitals, so mixed-case typing gives a small-caps effect, as the two alphabet rows of the specimen show. The forms follow Roman inscriptional lettering: a round O, narrow E, F and S, a pointed A, fine bracketed serifs and clear contrast between thick and thin strokes. The Q and R carry long sweeping tails, and the at sign is drawn around a capital A. Natanael Gama based Cinzel on first-century inscriptions and, by the official account, gave them a contemporary treatment instead of a strict revival. The family is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 900 and six named weights, Regular to Black, without an italic. The file holds 547 glyphs with Latin and extended Latin subsets and is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Where Cinzel works

Film, game and book titles
Inscriptional capitals with wide spacing give a title the look of carved lettering.
Wordmarks
An all-capitals alphabet with two heights lets the first letter of a name stand taller than the rest.
Certificates and formal invitations
Regular and Medium set names and headings; a separate text family is needed for the details.
Section headings in editorial layouts
Six weights up to Black 900 keep a short heading in step with the weight of the surrounding page.

Glyphs

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

Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 547 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
  • Turkish
  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Slovak
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovenian
  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

Character sets found in the files: latin, latin-ext. 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 2020 The Cinzel Project Authors (https://github.com/NDISCOVER/Cinzel)

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 Cinzel

Albert Sans Sans Serif

Cinzel is serif and Albert Sans is sans serif (9 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.

Google Sans Code Monospace

Google Sans Code is a monospace family (6 weights) for code and figures next to Cinzel as the text face.

Alegreya Sans Sans Serif

Cinzel is serif and Alegreya Sans is sans serif (7 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 Cinzel 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: "Cinzel";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/Cinzel-VariableFont_wght.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-weight: 400 900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

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

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

HTML, Google Fonts

Things to know

No lowercase
Typing lowercase gives smaller capitals. Cinzel cannot set ordinary mixed-case text.
No italic, nothing lighter than Regular
The weight axis starts at 400 and ends at 900.
Latin only
Subsets are Latin and extended Latin; Cyrillic, Greek and Vietnamese are not included.

FAQs

Is Cinzel free for commercial use?

Yes. Cinzel is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which covers personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions remain under the same license.

Who designed Cinzel?

Cinzel was designed by Natanael Gama. The copyright notice names The Cinzel Project Authors.

Does Cinzel have lowercase letters?

No. Cinzel is an all-capitals typeface; the lowercase keys give a second, smaller set of capitals.

How many weights does Cinzel have?

Cinzel has six named weights: Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800 and Black 900.

Is Cinzel a variable font?

Yes. Cinzel is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 900.

Which languages does Cinzel support?

Cinzel includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish and Romanian.

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