# Grenze font

> A magazine serif from Omnibus-Type that mixes Roman structure with blackletter angles, in nine weights with italics.

Grenze is a serif family from Omnibus-Type that draws on both Roman and blackletter typefaces and was first intended for magazines. Grenze is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900, giving nine weights with italics, 18 styles in all. It holds 782 glyphs and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Omnibus-Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 18 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 100–900)
- Glyphs: 782
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2026-04-02
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Grenze
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/grenze
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Editorial, Bold

## About Grenze

Grenze is a serif family in which the proportions of a Roman text face meet the broken curves of blackletter. In the specimen the bowls of a, e and o are cut into angled facets, joins in n and r meet the stem at a sharp corner, and the serifs are short and wedge-like. The letters are fairly narrow, and the figures are old-style, with 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 dropping below the line. According to the official notes Grenze was first designed for magazine use. The family is a variable font on a weight axis from 100 to 900, with nine named weights from Thin to Black and an italic for each, 18 styles. It holds 782 glyphs for Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, is credited to Omnibus-Type, and is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019, The Grenze Project Authors (https://github.com/Omnibus-Type/Grenze)

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

- **Magazine features**: Grenze was first drawn for magazines: Regular and Medium with their italics carry text, and Black handles the headline.
- **Headlines with an edge**: Faceted bowls and sharp joins become clearly visible in the ExtraBold and Black weights at large sizes.
- **Book covers and titles**: The blackletter angles give a title a historical note while the Roman structure keeps each letter familiar.
- **Pull quotes and standfirsts**: Italics exist for all nine weights, so a quote can be set light, regular or heavy in the same family.
- **Editorial pages in Vietnamese**: The 782 glyphs include the Vietnamese character set next to Latin Extended.

## Things to know

- **Two variable files**: The download holds one variable file for the upright styles and one for the italics, each covering weights 100 to 900.
- **Old-style figures in the specimen**: The numerals shown vary in height like lowercase letters, which matters in tables and prices.
- **Latin scripts only**: Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese are covered. Cyrillic and Greek are not included.

## FAQs

### Is Grenze free for commercial use?

Yes. Grenze is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and modified versions keep the same license.

### Who designed Grenze?

Grenze is credited to Omnibus-Type. The font's name table names Renata Polastri as the designer.

### How many weights does Grenze have?

Grenze has nine weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic, which makes 18 styles.

### Is Grenze a variable font?

Yes. Grenze is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900, in separate upright and italic files.

### Is Grenze a blackletter font?

No. Grenze is a serif text family that borrows angular details from blackletter while keeping Roman letter shapes.

### Which languages does Grenze support?

Grenze includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, Spanish, French, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese.

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