# Fredoka font

> A rounded sans with a width axis from 75 to 125, five weights and a matching Hebrew alphabet.

Fredoka is a rounded sans serif whose Latin letters were designed by Milena Brandão and whose Hebrew was added by Ben Nathan. The variable file has a weight axis from 300 to 700 and a width axis from 75 to 125, giving five named weights. Fredoka is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits friendly headlines.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Milena Brandão, Hafontia
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 5 (Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 300–700, wdth 75–125)
- Glyphs: 327
- Character sets: hebrew, latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fredoka
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/fredoka
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Casual, Rounded, Kids

## About Fredoka

Fredoka is a rounded sans serif built from near-circular bowls and strokes that end in full round caps. The specimen shows a single-storey a and g, a Q whose tail crosses the bowl, and an even stroke with almost no contrast; in Bold the counters shrink and the letters become compact and chunky. The family is one variable file with two axes: weight, from Light 300 to Bold 700, and width, from 75 to 125 with 100 as the default, so a line can be narrowed or widened without changing typeface. There are five named weights and no italic. The 327 glyphs cover Latin and Hebrew. Milena Brandão drew the original Latin and Ben Nathan, who leads the project from Israel, added the Hebrew later. Fredoka is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2016 The Fredoka Project Authors (https://github.com/hafontia/Fredoka-One)

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

- **Children's books and learning apps**: Round stroke ends and single-storey a and g give titles and short instructions a soft, simple letter shape.
- **Hebrew and English titles**: Latin and Hebrew alphabets share one file, so a bilingual heading keeps the same rounded stroke in both scripts.
- **Headlines that must fit a column**: The width axis runs from 75 to 125: narrow a long headline or widen a short one without switching family.
- **Buttons, stickers and badges**: In SemiBold and Bold the letters turn chunky and stay readable as short labels on coloured shapes.
- **Toy and snack packaging**: Near-circular bowls and the lack of sharp corners match playful product names set large.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: Fredoka has five upright weights and no italic or slanted style.
- **One file, two axes**: The download is a single variable font with weight (300 to 700) and width (75 to 125) axes.
- **Latin coverage is mostly Western European**: The languages with a complete letter set are Western European ones plus Estonian; Turkish, Polish and Czech are not on that list.

## FAQs

### Is Fredoka free for commercial use?

Yes. Fredoka is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Fredoka?

Fredoka's Latin letters were designed by Milena Brandão, and the Hebrew was designed later by Ben Nathan, who leads the project.

### How many weights does Fredoka have?

Fredoka has five weights: Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600 and Bold 700. There is no italic.

### Is Fredoka a variable font?

Yes. Fredoka is a variable font with a weight axis from 300 to 700 and a width axis from 75 to 125.

### Does Fredoka support Hebrew?

Yes. Fredoka includes a Hebrew subset alongside Latin.

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