# Federo font

> A high-contrast sans serif in one style, reworking a 1909 Jakob Erbar design for screen display sizes.

Federo is a sans serif display typeface from Cyreal, drawn by Olexa Volochay as a web adaptation of a 1909 design by Jakob Erbar. Federo has thick and thin strokes without serifs and comes in one Regular style with 217 glyphs. Federo is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headings and titles.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Cyreal
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 217
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Federo
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/federo
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Editorial, Elegant

## About Federo

Federo is a sans serif with clear stroke contrast: verticals are full weight while horizontals and joins thin out, as in a serif face with the serifs removed. In the specimen the capital A has a pointed apex that overhangs to the left, the bowls of O and Q are wide and almost circular, f drops below the baseline and the lowercase g ends in an open hook. The official description says the design refers to a sans serif that Jakob Erbar made in 1909 and that the aim was to stay close to it while adapting it for the web: contrast was reduced slightly, counters were enlarged and the figures were given regular proportions. The family is one Regular style with 217 glyphs in the basic Latin subset. It is credited to Cyreal, with Olexa Volochay named as designer.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011, Cyreal (www.cyreal.org), with Reserved Font Name "Federo".

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

- **Editorial headings**: Thick-thin contrast gives section titles the tone of a serif while keeping the outline of a sans.
- **Fashion, beauty and hotel branding**: Wide round capitals and the pointed A set a spaced-out name in a few large letters.
- **Menus and invitations**: Course names or event titles set in Federo contrast with a plainer text face for descriptions.
- **Web page titles**: The adaptation enlarged the counters and evened the contrast specifically for display on screens.

## Things to know

- **One style only**: Federo has Regular 400 and nothing else: no bold, no italic, no variable axis.
- **Described as a display font**: It is classified as sans serif, but the official description presents it as a display webfont; thin joins fade at small text sizes.
- **Basic Latin subset**: The 217 glyphs cover Western European languages; French is complete except for the rare capital Ÿ.

## FAQs

### Is Federo free for commercial use?

Yes. Federo is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license and may not use the Reserved Font Name "Federo" without permission.

### Who designed Federo?

Federo is credited to Cyreal. The font file and the official description name Olexa Volochay as the designer, and the description dates the work to 2011.

### What is Federo based on?

Federo refers to a sans serif created by Jakob Erbar in 1909. The digital version keeps close to that design, with slightly lower contrast and larger counters for screen use.

### How many weights does Federo have?

Federo has one weight, Regular 400, and no italic. Federo is not a variable font.

### Which languages does Federo support?

Federo includes the letters needed for English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Catalan and the Nordic languages, and for French apart from the rare capital Ÿ.

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