# Denk One font > A heavy condensed display sans inspired by a hand-painted German sign, with 776 glyphs including Vietnamese. Denk One is a condensed, medium-contrast display sans serif from Sorkin Type, inspired by a hand-painted German sign; the font file credits Irina Smirnova and Eben Sorkin. Denk One has one Regular style with 776 glyphs for Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines, posters and signage. ## Facts - Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display) - Designed by: Sorkin Type - License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) - Styles: 1 (Regular 400) - Variable font: No - Glyphs: 776 - Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese - Last updated: 2025-09-05 - Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Denk+One - Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/denk-one - Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Condensed, Signage ## About Denk One Denk One is a condensed display sans serif with heavy strokes. In the specimen the letters are tall and narrow, round letters such as O and D are drawn as rounded rectangles with straight sides, the strokes thin where they join, and the k splits its leg away from the stem. The official description says the design took its cue from a German sign painted by hand, was adjusted for the limits of screen rendering, and can be used across a wide range of sizes despite its display character; it also records an update in February 2023 that widened the Latin language coverage. The family is one file, registered as Regular 400, with 776 glyphs for Western and Central European Latin and Vietnamese. Google Fonts credits Sorkin Type, and the name table names Irina Smirnova and Eben Sorkin. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1. ## License SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2012 The Denk One Project Authors (https://github.com/SorkinType/Voltaire) with Reserved Font Name 'Denk'. 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 - **Headlines in tight columns**: Narrow, heavy letters fit long words into the width of a mobile screen or a newspaper column. - **Shopfront and wayfinding signs**: The design started from a painted sign, and its straight-sided rounds hold up on boards and banners. - **Event posters**: A dense block of capitals fills a poster with little white space between letters. - **Web page titles**: The outlines were adjusted for screens, so the weight stays even in browser rendering. - **Vietnamese and Central European titles**: The 776 glyphs include Vietnamese, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian and Turkish letters. ## Things to know - **One style, already heavy**: Denk One is registered as Regular 400 but looks bold; there is no lighter or heavier companion and no italic. - **Two credits**: Google Fonts lists Sorkin Type as designer, while the font file names Irina Smirnova and Eben Sorkin. - **Latin script only**: Cyrillic and Greek letters are not part of the character set. ## FAQs ### Is Denk One free for commercial use? Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Denk One may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed, but it cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use the Reserved Font Name without permission. ### Who designed Denk One? Denk One is credited to Sorkin Type. The name table inside the font names Irina Smirnova and Eben Sorkin as designers. ### How many weights does Denk One have? Denk One has one weight, Regular 400, and it is not a variable font. ### What inspired Denk One? According to its official description, Denk One took its cue from a German sign painted by hand and was then adjusted for use on screens. ### Which languages does Denk One support? Denk One includes the letters needed for Western European languages, for Turkish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian and the Baltic languages, and for Vietnamese. --- Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/denk-one (trendhub)