# Nova Slim font > A monoline display face with arched capitals and slanted stem ends, one of six shape variants in the Nova family. Nova Slim is a display typeface by Wojciech Kalinowski, part of the Nova family that grew from NovaCut, his lettering for stone inscriptions. Nova Slim has one Regular style with 421 glyphs for Western and Central European Latin and is not a variable font. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits titles and logos. ## Facts - Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display) - Designed by: Wojciech Kalinowski - License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) - Styles: 1 (Regular 400) - Variable font: No - Glyphs: 421 - Character sets: latin, latin-ext - Last updated: 2025-09-10 - Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Nova+Slim - Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/nova-slim - Tagged for: Headlines, Logos, Geometric ## About Nova Slim Nova Slim is a display face drawn with a line of constant thickness. In the specimen the capitals A and N are built as round-topped arches, the W is a pair of joined cups, the Y is a cup on a stem, and vertical strokes end at the baseline with a diagonal cut. The designer's own account says the starting point was NovaCut, lettering made for inscriptions in stone that at first had only capitals and digits; in 2010 it was moved to the computer, a lowercase was added, and alternative letter shapes drawn along the way became separate fonts named after their shapes: Cut, Flat, Oval, Round, Slim and Square, with a monospaced Nova Mono added last. Nova Slim is one Regular file with 421 glyphs and is not a variable font. Wojciech Kalinowski is the designer, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1. ## License SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011, wmk69 (wmk69@o2.pl), with Reserved Font Name NovaSlim. 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 logotypes**: Arched A and N give a short name an outline unlike a conventional sans. - **Plaques and inscriptions**: The letters descend from lettering cut in stone, and capitals with digits were the original set. - **Posters and covers**: The even line and slanted stem ends hold up as a large, simple pattern. - **Central European headings**: The 421 glyphs include Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian and Turkish letters. ## Things to know - **One style**: Nova Slim has a single weight, Regular 400; the font file names its style Book. - **Part of a set of shapes**: Nova Cut, Flat, Oval, Round, Slim and Square share one origin and differ in the shape of their curves; Nova Mono is the monospaced member. - **Unconventional capitals**: A, N and W depart from their usual skeletons, which affects how quickly all-capital words are read. ## FAQs ### Is Nova Slim free for commercial use? Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Nova Slim 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 Nova Slim? Nova Slim was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. The copyright notice uses the handle wmk69. ### How many weights does Nova Slim have? Nova Slim has one weight, Regular 400, and it is not a variable font. ### How does Nova Slim relate to the other Nova fonts? Nova Slim is one of six display fonts that grew from NovaCut and are named by shape; a monospaced Nova Mono completes the family. ### Which languages does Nova Slim support? Nova Slim includes the letters needed for Western European languages and for Turkish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian and the Baltic languages. --- Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/nova-slim (trendhub)