# Oregano font

> Brush-drawn cartoon lettering after calligrapher Rand Holub, in Regular and Italic, from Astigmatic.

Oregano is a display typeface from Astigmatic based on cartoon-style lettering by Rand Holub, a calligrapher and logo designer. Oregano has one weight in two styles, Regular and Italic, with 372 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended. Oregano is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits retro advertising, menus and packaging.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Astigmatic
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 2 (Regular 400; with italics)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 372
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Oregano
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/oregano
- Tagged for: Headlines, Packaging, Retro, Casual

## About Oregano

Oregano is a display typeface drawn like quick brush lettering. Astigmatic based it on the cartoon style of calligrapher and logo designer Rand Holub, a manner of hand lettering which, according to the foundry's notes, appeared in brochures and advertisements from the late 1940s through the 1960s. The specimen shows unconnected letters with a slight forward lean even in the Regular, strokes that widen and narrow as a brush would, and rough, squared-off stroke ends that look like the brush lifting. Capitals are simple and narrow, while Q, R and S finish with a small wave under the baseline; the lowercase g has a looped tail. The family is one weight in two styles, Regular and Italic. It contains 372 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended and is not a variable font.

## License

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

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

- **Retro advertising layouts**: The lettering style comes from mid-century brochures and adverts, so it suits a period pastiche directly.
- **Food menus and cafe boards**: Brush-written dish names look hand-lettered while staying more regular than real handwriting.
- **Packaging for snacks and sauces**: A product name set in the Italic gains movement on a label.
- **Cartoon and comic titles**: The style is described as cartoon lettering, a natural fit for strip titles and captions.
- **Greeting cards**: Short friendly messages read as written with a brush pen.

## Things to know

- **Regular already leans**: The upright style has a slight slant of its own; the Italic leans further.
- **One weight**: Both styles are weight 400. No bold exists.
- **Latin only**: Latin and Latin Extended are covered, without Cyrillic, Greek or Vietnamese.

## FAQs

### Is Oregano free for commercial use?

Yes. Oregano is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used free of charge in personal and commercial work, changed and passed on. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives remain under the same license.

### Who designed Oregano?

Oregano is credited to Astigmatic, and its copyright notice names Brian J. Bonislawsky. The design is based on lettering by calligrapher Rand Holub.

### How many styles does Oregano have?

Oregano has two styles, Regular and Italic, both at weight 400.

### What kind of font is Oregano?

Oregano is a brush-lettered display face in a cartoon style associated with advertising of the late 1940s to the 1960s.

### Which languages does Oregano support?

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

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