# Newsreader font

> A variable text serif by Production Type with an optical size axis from 6 to 72 and weights from 200 to 800.

Newsreader is a serif typeface by Production Type, made mainly for continuous reading on screens. Newsreader is a variable font with a weight axis from 200 to 800 and an optical size axis from 6 to 72, in roman and italic. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits articles, newsletters and editorial headlines.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Production Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 14 (ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 200–800, opsz 6–72)
- Glyphs: 658
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Newsreader
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/newsreader
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Editorial, Elegant

## About Newsreader

Newsreader is a serif family that Production Type drew for long, uninterrupted reading on screens that carry a lot of content. The specimen shows a bookish structure: bracketed serifs, a moderate difference between thick and thin strokes, a modest lowercase height and long ascenders. Two variable axes shape the family. Weight runs from ExtraLight 200 to ExtraBold 800, giving seven named weights, and optical size runs from 6 to 72 with a default of 18, so one file can be tuned for footnotes and for large titles. Roman and italic are separate variable files, 14 styles in all. The fonts contain 658 glyphs and cover Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. The font's name table credits Hugues Gentile as designer and Production Type as manufacturer. Newsreader was added to Google Fonts in 2020.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The Newsreader Project Authors (http://github.com/productiontype/Newsreader)

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

- **Long-form articles**: The family was drawn for continuous on-screen reading, and Regular with its italic covers body text and emphasis.
- **Footnotes and captions**: Optical size values near 6 adapt the letterforms for very small type.
- **Magazine-style headlines**: At optical sizes towards 72 the same family gives display cuts for titles above the text.
- **Email newsletters**: Seven weights from 200 to 800 separate headings, standfirsts and body copy without a second typeface.
- **Vietnamese and Central European text**: Latin Extended and Vietnamese glyphs carry the accents needed for Polish, Czech, Turkish and Vietnamese.

## Things to know

- **Optical size from 6 to 72**: The opsz axis defaults to 18. Browsers with automatic optical sizing pick a value from the font size; elsewhere it is set by hand.
- **Latin scripts only**: Newsreader has no Cyrillic or Greek glyphs.
- **Two variable files**: One file holds the romans and one the italics, each with both axes.

## FAQs

### Is Newsreader free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Newsreader may be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed, but the fonts cannot be sold on their own and derivatives must carry the same license.

### Who designed Newsreader?

Newsreader was designed by Production Type. The name table inside the font lists Hugues Gentile as designer.

### How many weights does Newsreader have?

Newsreader has seven named weights, from ExtraLight 200 to ExtraBold 800, each with an italic. As a variable font it can also be set at any weight in between.

### Is Newsreader a variable font?

Yes. Newsreader is a variable font with a weight axis from 200 to 800 and an optical size axis from 6 to 72.

### Which languages does Newsreader support?

Newsreader includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish, Hungarian and Vietnamese. It does not cover Cyrillic or Greek.

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