# Gudea font

> A slightly narrow sans serif in Regular, Italic and Bold, first drawn for labels and maps.

Gudea is a sans serif family by Agustina Mingote with a simple, somewhat condensed structure. Gudea has three styles, Regular, Italic and Bold, and was first developed for labels and maps before growing into a general-purpose family. Gudea is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and fits captions, diagrams, interface text and short body copy.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Agustina Mingote
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 3 (Regular 400, Bold 700; with italics)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 291
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Gudea
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/gudea
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces, Tech

## About Gudea

Gudea is a sans serif family with plain, slightly condensed letters. The official description says it takes its cue from engineering documentation and aims at the technical look of drawings in fields such as land surveying and architecture; it began as a face for labels and maps. In the specimen the Regular is light in colour, with even strokes, open apertures in a, c, e and s, and narrow capitals. Gudea has three static styles: Regular 400, Italic 400 and Bold 700. There is no Bold Italic and no variable version. The fonts hold 291 glyphs in a Latin character set, which includes the letters for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and the Nordic languages. Agustina Mingote is named as designer in the record, the name table and the license notice.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011, Agustina Mingote (agustinamingote@gmail.com), with Reserved Font Names "Gudea"

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

- **Map and diagram labels**: Gudea was first drawn for labels and maps, and its narrow letters keep short labels compact.
- **Technical documentation**: The engineering-drawing source of the design suits manuals, specifications and annotated figures.
- **Interface captions and forms**: Open apertures and plain shapes keep field labels and helper text clear.
- **Narrow columns**: The condensed structure fits more characters per line in sidebars and side notes.

## Things to know

- **Three styles, no Bold Italic**: The package has Regular, Italic and Bold. Bold text has no matching italic file.
- **Static files**: Gudea is not a variable font; each style is a separate file.
- **Latin character set**: The 291 glyphs form a Latin set. No Latin Extended subset is listed for the family.

## FAQs

### Is Gudea free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Gudea may be used in personal and commercial work, changed and passed on, but it cannot be sold by itself, and derivative fonts must stay under the same license. The license text sets the exact terms.

### Who designed Gudea?

Gudea was designed by Agustina Mingote, who is named in the font's name table and the license notice.

### How many weights does Gudea have?

Gudea has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700. With the Regular italic that makes three styles.

### Does Gudea have a bold italic?

No. Gudea has an italic for the Regular weight only; there is no Bold Italic file.

### Which languages does Gudea support?

Gudea includes the letters needed for English and other Western European languages such as French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and Swedish.

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