# Miniver font

> A slanted connected script traced from inline lettering, sparked by the title art of the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver.

Miniver is a connected script typeface from Open Window, with Dathan Boardman named as designer in the font file. Its slanted, even-weight letters were prompted by the hand-lettered title of the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver. Miniver has one Regular style with 229 glyphs, is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits titles, logos and short phrases.

## Facts

- Classification: [Script](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/script)
- Designed by: Open Window
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 229
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Miniver
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/miniver
- Tagged for: Headlines, Logos, Retro, Casual

## About Miniver

Miniver is a slanted script in which the lowercase letters join along the baseline. In the specimen the strokes keep an even, fairly heavy thickness, their ends are cut flat at an angle, and small notches open where one stroke crosses another, which gives the letters a cut-out look. The capitals are drawn with single looping strokes and stand apart from the lowercase that follows. According to the official description, the idea came from a library visit and the DVD of the 1942 film Mrs. Miniver, whose hand-lettered cover title looked contemporary; the inline forms were drawn first and then traced with that cut-out effect. The family is one Regular file with 229 glyphs for Western European Latin and is not a variable font. Google Fonts credits Open Window, the name table names Dathan Boardman, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011, Open Window (https://profiles.google.com/openwindowfonts/about), with Reserved Font Name "Miniver".

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

- **Film and event titles**: The design began with a film title, and a short heading shows the joined, slanted line in the same role.
- **Cafe and shop logos**: Even stroke weight and flat-cut ends keep a one-word logo solid when it is reduced.
- **Greeting cards**: A two or three word phrase reads as brush lettering with a mid-century flavour.
- **Packaging and labels**: The notches at stroke crossings stay visible at label size because the strokes are heavy.

## Things to know

- **One style**: Miniver has Regular 400 only.
- **Lowercase carries the joins**: Capitals do not connect to each other, so words set entirely in capitals lose the script flow.
- **Western European Latin only**: Polish ą and ń, Czech č and Turkish ğ and ş are not in the font.
- **Two credits**: Google Fonts lists Open Window; the font file names Dathan Boardman as designer and Open Window as manufacturer.

## FAQs

### Is Miniver free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Miniver may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed, but it cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use the Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Miniver?

Miniver is credited to Open Window. The name table inside the font names Dathan Boardman as the designer.

### How many weights does Miniver have?

Miniver has one weight, Regular 400, and it is not a variable font.

### Where does the name Miniver come from?

Miniver takes its name from Mrs. Miniver, a film from 1942; the lettering on its DVD cover was the starting point for the design.

### Which languages does Miniver support?

Miniver includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Catalan, Estonian and the Nordic languages.

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