# Josefin Slab font

> The slab-serif sister of Josefin Sans: thin geometric letters with typewriter touches, in seven weights.

Josefin Slab is a geometric slab serif by Santiago Orozco, the companion of Josefin Sans, with typewriter-like details. Josefin Slab is a variable font with seven weights from Thin 100 to Bold 700 and italics, and holds 215 glyphs for basic Latin. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headings and short display text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Slab Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/slab-serif)
- Designed by: Santiago Orozco
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 14 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 100–700)
- Glyphs: 215
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Josefin+Slab
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/josefin-slab
- Tagged for: Headlines, Retro, Elegant, Geometric

## About Josefin Slab

Josefin Slab is a slab serif typeface built on the same geometric skeleton as Josefin Sans. Thin, unbracketed slabs sit on round, compass-like letters; the lowercase is short compared with the capitals, and the e has a tilted bar. Santiago Orozco writes that the design follows the 1930s fashion for geometric typefaces and borrows some typewriter attributes, and that he gave special care to the diacritics in keeping with a Scandinavian idea: the slope of the e was decided by the shape of the æ. The family is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 700, giving seven weights from Thin to Bold, each with an italic, 14 styles in all. The character set is small: 215 glyphs in the Latin subset, enough for English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and the Nordic languages.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The Josefin Slab Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/josefinslab/) Copyright (c) 2010, Santiago Orozco (hi@typemade.mx), with Reserved Font Name Josefin.

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

- **Vintage-style headings**: Hairline slabs on circular letters recall 1930s lettering in titles for cafés, shops and events.
- **Labels and menus**: The typewriter-like serifs suit short lines such as product names, prices and dish titles.
- **Subheads next to Josefin Sans**: Both families share one skeleton, so the slab can mark subheads or quotes within a Josefin Sans layout.
- **Large quotes**: Even Regular 400 has thin strokes, so quotations set big keep a light, airy texture.

## Things to know

- **Basic Latin only**: With 215 glyphs, the accented letters needed for Polish, Czech and Turkish are not all present; French is covered except for the rarely used capital Ÿ. Check your text before choosing it.
- **Light throughout**: The strokes stay thin up to Regular; Medium to Bold are the weights that hold at smaller sizes.
- **Short lowercase**: As in Josefin Sans, the lowercase is low against the capitals, so text looks smaller than its point size suggests.

## FAQs

### Is Josefin Slab free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Josefin Slab may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed; it cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license.

### Who designed Josefin Slab?

Josefin Slab was designed by Santiago Orozco, who also drew Josefin Sans. The font's credits name Typemade as manufacturer.

### How many weights does Josefin Slab have?

Josefin Slab has seven weights, from Thin 100 to Bold 700, each with an italic.

### Is Josefin Slab a variable font?

Yes. Josefin Slab is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 700, in separate roman and italic files.

### Which languages does Josefin Slab support?

Josefin Slab includes the letters needed for English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic and Catalan. French is covered apart from the rare capital letter Ÿ. The Central European languages are not fully covered.

### What fonts pair well with Josefin Slab?

Josefin Slab was made as the slab version of Josefin Sans, and the two share proportions and weights.

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