# Marcellus font

> A flared serif modelled on Roman inscription lettering, issued in a single Regular style.

Marcellus is a flared serif typeface by Astigmatic, inspired by classic Roman inscription letterforms. Marcellus has one Regular style with 370 glyphs covering Latin and Latin Extended, including Turkish and Baltic letters, and a small-caps sister family, Marcellus SC. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits titles and short text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Astigmatic
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 370
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Marcellus
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/marcellus
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Editorial, Elegant

## About Marcellus

Marcellus is a flared serif typeface whose forms come from classic Roman inscriptions. Instead of separate serifs, the strokes widen gradually toward their ends, which the specimen shows clearly in the A, M and V. The capitals follow inscriptional proportions, with a wide round O and Q and narrow E, F and S, and the figures are old-style, changing height and dipping below the baseline. The family is one Regular style with 370 glyphs. Its official notes list four covered ranges: Latin-1, Latin-2, Turkish and the Windows Baltic set. A sister family, Marcellus SC, provides small caps and leans further toward a titling style, while this Regular is described as the more broadly usable of the two. Astigmatic is credited, and the copyright line names Brian J. Bonislawsky. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2012, Brian J. Bonislawsky DBA Astigmatic (AOETI) (astigma@astigmatic.com), with Reserved Font Names "Marcellus"

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

- **Titles and mastheads**: Inscriptional capitals with flared stroke ends give a title a carved, classical outline.
- **Wine, cosmetics and hotel branding**: Wide round capitals and thin joins set a name in a restrained, formal tone on labels and stationery.
- **Invitations and certificates**: Old-style figures blend dates into lines of mixed-case text instead of standing at capital height.
- **Short introductions**: The lowercase is open and even enough for a few lines of text beneath a heading.

## Things to know

- **Single style**: There is no bold or italic. Marcellus SC, the small-caps sister, is a separate family.
- **Old-style figures**: The numerals vary in height and several descend below the baseline, as the specimen shows. They are not built for tables.
- **Latin only**: Coverage is Latin and Latin Extended; Romanian letters are not complete, and there is no Cyrillic or Greek.

## FAQs

### Is Marcellus free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Marcellus may be used in personal and commercial projects, changed and passed on, but it cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use the reserved name "Marcellus" without permission.

### Who designed Marcellus?

Marcellus is credited to Astigmatic; its copyright line names Brian J. Bonislawsky, doing business as Astigmatic.

### What is the difference between Marcellus and Marcellus SC?

Marcellus has capitals and lowercase. Marcellus SC is its small-caps sister family and, per the official notes, leans more toward a titling style.

### Does Marcellus have a bold weight?

No. Marcellus is issued in one Regular style without bold or italic.

### Which languages does Marcellus support?

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

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