# Cuprum font

> A narrow grotesque sans with a variable weight axis from 400 to 700, italics and Cyrillic.

Cuprum is a narrow grotesque sans serif by Jovanny Lemonad. Cuprum is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 700, four named weights and matching italics, eight styles in all, covering Latin, Cyrillic and Vietnamese. Cuprum is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits compact headings, menus and labels.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Jovanny Lemonad
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 8 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 400–700)
- Glyphs: 604
- Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Cuprum
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/cuprum
- Tagged for: Headlines, Interfaces, Condensed

## About Cuprum

Cuprum is a narrow sans serif of the grotesque kind. In the specimen the round letters are squared off into tall, flat-sided ovals, stems are upright and close together, and the lowercase is tall, so many characters fit on a line. Jovanny Lemonad created the face in 2006 and says he based it on the work of Miles Newlyn; the name is the Latin word for copper, which he explains as a noble metal that goes into pots and not into medals. The current files are variable: roman and italic each carry a weight axis from 400 to 700 with four named weights, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, eight styles altogether. Nothing lighter than Regular exists. The 604 glyphs cover Latin, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended and Vietnamese character sets, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The Cuprum Project Authors (https://github.com/alexeiva/cuprum), with Reserved Font Name "Cuprum". Copyright (c) 2006-2012 by Jovanny Lemonad (jovanny.ru), with Reserved Font Name "Cuprum"

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

- **Navigation menus and buttons**: Narrow letters with a tall lowercase fit several menu items or a long button label into limited width.
- **Headlines and subheads in narrow columns**: SemiBold and Bold set compact titles above text in sidebars, cards and news lists.
- **Sites and print in Cyrillic**: Cyrillic and Cyrillic Extended are part of the files, so Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian text uses the same narrow design.
- **Captions, tables and labels**: The condensed width keeps column headers and product labels short without reducing the type size.

## Things to know

- **Regular is the lightest weight**: The weight axis runs from 400 to 700. There is no Light or Thin, and nothing heavier than Bold.
- **The width is fixed**: Cuprum is narrow by design and has no width axis.
- **Variable files only**: The package contains one variable roman and one variable italic file; static instances are available from the official source.

## FAQs

### Is Cuprum free for commercial use?

Yes. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 covers Cuprum: it may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and passed on. It cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Cuprum?

Cuprum was designed by Jovanny Lemonad, who created it in 2006. The copyright notice also names The Cuprum Project Authors.

### How many weights does Cuprum have?

Cuprum has four named weights, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600 and Bold 700, each with an italic, which makes eight styles.

### Is Cuprum a variable font?

Yes. Cuprum is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 700, in separate roman and italic files.

### Which languages does Cuprum support?

Cuprum includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese, as well as Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian.

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