# Delius font

> A comic-book lettering face drawn with a round marker, upright and unjoined, in one weight.

Delius is a comic-book lettering typeface by Natalia Raices, drawn as if with a round marker whose line thickens at the start and end of each stroke. Delius has one style, Regular, with 270 glyphs in the Latin subset. Delius is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits comics, captions, children's material and informal notes.

## Facts

- Classification: [Handwriting](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/handwriting)
- Designed by: Natalia Raices
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 270
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Delius
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/delius
- Tagged for: Casual, Kids

## About Delius

Delius is a handwriting-style typeface made for comic-book lettering. Natalia Raices built its stroke on a round marker: in the specimen each line swells slightly where the pen lands and lifts, corners are soft, and the path of each letter follows the movement of a writing hand. The letters are upright and unjoined, with a single-storey a and g, a looped k and an ampersand written in one continuous movement. Delius belongs to a larger group that also includes Delius Unicase and Delius Swash Caps. This family has one style, Regular 400, in a static file with 270 glyphs and the Latin subset only, which limits it to Western European languages. Delius was added to Google Fonts in 2011, the copyright notice names Natalia Raices, and the font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, Natalia Raices, Copyright (c) 2011, Igino Marini. (www.ikern.com|mail@iginomarini.com), with Reserved Font Names "Delia", "Delia Unicase", "Delius" and "Delius Unicase".

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

- **Comic speech balloons**: Comic-book lettering is the stated purpose, and the marker stroke matches inked artwork.
- **Children's worksheets and picture books**: Upright, unjoined letters with single-storey a and g resemble the shapes taught in early handwriting.
- **Captions and annotations**: A marker-drawn line marks a note as a comment beside typeset or photographed material.
- **Informal labels and signs**: Soft corners and swelling stroke ends give a short label a hand-written look while staying upright and clear.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Delius has Regular 400 only; there is no bold or italic.
- **Sister families are separate**: Delius Unicase and Delius Swash Caps are distinct families and are not part of this download.
- **Latin subset only**: Letters for Polish, Turkish, Czech and Hungarian are not complete, and there is no Cyrillic, Greek or Vietnamese.

## FAQs

### Is Delius free for commercial use?

Yes. Delius is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it may be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed. It cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions keep the same license.

### Who designed Delius?

Delius was designed by Natalia Raices, who is named in the font's copyright notice.

### How many weights does Delius have?

Delius has one weight, Regular 400.

### Is Delius a variable font?

No. Delius is not a variable font; it is a single static file.

### Which languages does Delius support?

Delius includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Catalan and the Nordic languages.

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