# Kalnia font

> A high-contrast variable serif by Frida Medrano with weight and width axes and ball terminals.

Kalnia is a high-contrast serif typeface by Frida Medrano with hairline serifs, ball terminals and wide proportions. Kalnia is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 700 and a width axis from 100 to 125, with seven named weights, Thin to Bold. Kalnia is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for headlines and titles.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Frida Medrano
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 7 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 100–700, wdth 100–125)
- Glyphs: 383
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Kalnia
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/kalnia
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Editorial, Elegant

## About Kalnia

Kalnia is a serif typeface built on strong contrast between thick and thin. In the heavier weights the vertical stems are broad while serifs and joins shrink to hairlines; in Thin, the whole letter becomes a fine line drawing of the same shapes. Curved letters carry large ball and teardrop terminals, visible on a, c, f, r and y, and the capital K and the numerals 2, 3 and 5 have curling strokes. Proportions are wide, and the round letters are nearly full circles. Frida Medrano is the designer. The family is a single variable font with two axes: weight from 100 to 700 and width from 100 to 125, so letters can only be made wider than the default, not narrower. There are seven named weights and no italic. The font has 383 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2022 The Kalnia Project Authors (https://github.com/fridamedrano/Kalnia-Typeface.git)

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 and fashion headlines**: Thick stems against hairline serifs give a large title the contrast expected of editorial display type.
- **Wordmarks and beauty packaging**: Ball terminals and the curled K make a short brand name distinctive at logo size.
- **Titles that must fill a width**: The width axis stretches letters from 100 to 125, so a line can be widened to fit a column without tracking.
- **Layered typographic hierarchy**: Thin 100 beside Bold 700 from the same design gives a strong contrast for a title and subtitle.
- **Invitations and menus**: Light weights at large size draw names and course titles as fine lines.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: Kalnia has seven upright weights and no italic or slant axis.
- **Width only expands**: The width axis starts at the default 100 and goes up to 125. A condensed setting is not available.
- **Hairlines need size**: The thin strokes are drawn for display sizes; in small text they can break up on screen.
- **One variable file**: The package holds a single variable TTF covering both axes; the static instances are not included.

## FAQs

### Is Kalnia free for commercial use?

Yes. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 covers Kalnia: it 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 and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Kalnia?

Kalnia was designed by Frida Medrano, who is also named as manufacturer in the font files.

### How many weights does Kalnia have?

Kalnia has seven weights: Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, from 100 to 700.

### Is Kalnia a variable font?

Yes. Kalnia is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 700 and a width axis from 100 to 125.

### Does Kalnia have an italic?

No. Kalnia is upright only; the variable font has weight and width axes but no italic or slant.

### Which languages does Kalnia support?

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

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