# Overlock font

> A rounded display sans named after a sewing stitch, in Regular, Bold and Black with true italics.

Overlock is a rounded display sans serif by Dario Manuel Muhafara, first conceived to imitate the overlock sewing stitch. Overlock has three weights, Regular 400, Bold 700 and Black 900, all with italics, six styles in all, and 329 basic Latin glyphs. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits magazine titles and short texts.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Dario Manuel Muhafara
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 6 (Regular 400, Bold 700, Black 900; with italics)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 329
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Overlock
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/overlock
- Tagged for: Headlines, Editorial, Casual, Rounded

## About Overlock

Overlock is a display sans serif with softly rounded stroke ends and a hand-drawn rhythm. Dario Manuel Muhafara started from the idea of imitating the overlock sewing technique, and the rounded shapes that came out of it give the letters their warmth. The specimen shows a light, slightly calligraphic Regular: strokes thicken gently, the lowercase k closes into a loop, and the capitals are narrow next to a wide O and Q. The official notes place it in the titles and brief texts of magazine-like layouts and say it shows at its strongest at larger sizes. The family has Regular 400, Bold 700 and Black 900, each paired with a true italic, in static files. It holds 329 glyphs covering basic Latin. Small capitals live in a sister family, Overlock SC. Overlock is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011, Dario Manuel Muhafara (http://www.tipo.net.ar), with Reserved Font Names "Overlock" "Overlock SC"

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

- **Magazine titles and standfirsts**: The family was aimed at the titles and brief texts of magazine-like layouts, where its rounded ends show at size.
- **Food and craft branding**: Soft terminals and the looped k give a name on a label or shopfront a hand-made tone without becoming a script.
- **Pull quotes**: True italics in all three weights let a quotation be set apart from the roman around it.
- **Event flyers**: Black 900 carries the title while Regular handles date and place, so a flyer needs no second family.

## Things to know

- **Three weights with a gap**: The weights jump from Regular 400 to Bold 700 and Black 900. There is no light, medium or semibold.
- **Small caps are separate**: Small capitals are published as the sister family Overlock SC, not inside these files.
- **Basic Latin only**: The 329 glyphs belong to the latin subset; Latin Extended is not listed for lack of coverage.

## FAQs

### Is Overlock free for commercial use?

Overlock can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits changes and redistribution, but the fonts cannot be sold by themselves and modified versions must remain under the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Overlock?

Overlock was designed by Dario Manuel Muhafara, who also holds the copyright and the Reserved Font Names Overlock and Overlock SC.

### How many weights does Overlock have?

Overlock has three weights, Regular 400, Bold 700 and Black 900, and every one has an italic, which makes six styles.

### Why is the font called Overlock?

Overlock takes its name from the overlock sewing technique, which the designer first set out to imitate in the letter shapes.

### Is Overlock a variable font?

No. Overlock is not a variable font; its six styles are separate static files.

### Which languages does Overlock support?

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

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