# Nova Square font > A squared-off technical display face from the seven-font Nova family, which began as lettering for stone inscriptions. Nova Square is a display typeface by Wojciech Kalinowski built from straight strokes and rounded-square curves, with diagonally cut stem ends. Nova Square has one Regular style with 421 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended. Part of the Nova family, Nova Square is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits tech headings, game titles and signage. ## 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+Square - Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/nova-square - Tagged for: Headlines, Geometric, Signage, Tech ## About Nova Square Nova Square is a display typeface in which every curve is squared: bowls are rectangles with rounded corners and strokes keep one thickness. In the specimen stems end in slanted cuts, the capital A, M and N are flat-topped arches without diagonals, and the W is a squared double cup. The designer explains that the Nova fonts go back to lettering he made for inscriptions on stone, at first only capitals and digits; in 2010 he moved the design to the computer, added a lowercase, and turned the alternative letter shapes that piled up into six related fonts named after their forms, later joined by a monospaced one. The family has one Regular style and is not a variable font. Its 421 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended. Wojciech Kalinowski is credited as designer, and the font is published under 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 NovaSquare. 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 - **Tech and gaming titles**: Rounded-square bowls and slanted stem cuts give a heading a machined, digital look. - **Interface headings and panel labels**: Uniform stroke thickness and generous spacing keep short labels clear. - **Signage and plaques**: The letterforms descend from stone-inscription lettering, and their straight segments suit engraved or cut signs. - **Logos**: Arch-shaped A, M and N make a short name distinctive. ## Things to know - **Unusual capitals**: A, M, N and W use arch or cup shapes instead of diagonals, which differs from the forms readers expect in all-caps lines. - **Part of a larger set**: The other Nova fonts (Cut, Flat, Oval, Round, Slim and Mono) are separate families. - **One style**: Regular only, without bold or italic. ## FAQs ### Is Nova Square free for commercial use? Yes. Nova Square is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1: it may be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed. It cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version must keep the same license and cannot use the Reserved Font Name without permission. ### Who designed Nova Square? Nova Square is credited to Wojciech Kalinowski. The copyright notice uses the handle wmk69. ### How many weights does Nova Square have? Nova Square has one weight, Regular 400, and no italic. ### What is the Nova font family? Nova Square is one of seven related fonts by the same designer: six display faces named after their shapes and the monospaced Nova Mono. ### Which languages does Nova Square support? Nova Square includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, French, Polish, Czech and Turkish. --- Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/nova-square (trendhub)