Actor Sans Serif
Ovo is serif and Actor is sans serif (1 weight): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
Ovo
A medium-contrast serif with soft serifs, grown from hand-lettered capitals in a 1930s lettering guide.
Ovo is a medium-contrast serif typeface by Nicole Fally, inspired by hand-lettered capitals in a 1930s lettering guide. Soft serifs, varied letter widths and lively numerals give it a gentle, slightly casual tone. Ovo has one Regular style with 261 glyphs for Western European Latin, and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for headings and short text.
- Designer
- Nicole Fally
- Classification
- Serif
- License
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
- Styles
- 1 1 weight
- Variable font
- No
- Glyphs
- 261
- Languages checked
- 13 see the list
- Last updated
- version 1.001
Official source: Google Fonts. Facts on this page were read from the font files and the source’s published data.
Try Ovo
Sample text
Type over the sample to test your own words. The preview loads a Latin subset of Ovo; the download contains the complete files.
Weights and styles
- Regular 400Ovo Regular
About Ovo
Ovo is a serif typeface with moderate contrast and softly rounded serifs. Its starting point, according to the official description, was a set of hand-lettered capitals found in a lettering guide from the 1930s; their soft serifs and faintly casual air were carried into a mild lowercase and playful numerals. Letter widths follow old-style proportions, so a round O or a wide M sits beside a narrow E or S. In the specimen the 3 and 5 swing below their neighbours, and the ampersand is an open, looped form. The same description recommends medium and large sizes because of the varied widths and fine detail. Ovo has one Regular style, with no italic or bold, and 261 glyphs covering basic Latin and Western European accents. Nicole Fally is the designer, Sorkin Type Co. holds the copyright, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Where Ovo works
- Magazine and blog headlines
- Soft serifs and old-style widths give a headline warmth at the larger sizes the design was drawn for.
- Pull quotes and introductions
- A few lines at a medium size show the fine detail that gets lost in small print.
- Menus and stationery
- The 1930s lettering behind the capitals suits cafe menus, letterheads and place cards.
- Title pages and covers
- Capitals alone, with the long-tailed Q and round O, carry a book title or a chapter opener.
Glyphs
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~¡¢
Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 261 glyphs.
Language support
The family contains the core letters these languages are written with:
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Finnish
- Icelandic
- Catalan
Rarely used letters that are not in the font: French Ÿ.
Character sets found in the files: latin. The language list is a check of required letters against the font, not a promise of typographic quality in each language.
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1Copyright (c) 2011 by Sorkin Type Co (www.sorkintype.com), with Reserved Font Name "Ovo".
What the license allows
- 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.
This is a short summary, not legal advice. The license text decides: read the full OFL text. A copy is included in the download.
Fonts that pair with Ovo
Anonymous Pro Monospace
Anonymous Pro is a monospace family (2 weights) for code and figures next to Ovo as the text face.
Advent Pro Sans Serif
Ovo is serif and Advent Pro is sans serif (9 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
Suggestions come from simple rules on the records: a contrasting classification and enough weights to carry body text. They are a starting point, not a verdict.
Use Ovo on the web
Download the family and host the files on your own site, then declare them in CSS. Please do not link to the files on trendhub.net: preview files here are subsets and their addresses change.
CSS, self-hosted
@font-face {
font-family: "Ovo";
src: url("/assets/fonts/Ovo-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
body {
font-family: "Ovo", serif;
}Or load it from the official source. Google Fonts serves Ovo with this markup:
HTML, Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Ovo&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">Things to know
- One style
- Ovo has Regular 400 only. Emphasis cannot be set with a real italic or bold.
- Western European Latin
- The only subset is Latin, with 261 glyphs. French is covered except for the rare ÿ, which is missing in its capital form.
- Drawn for medium and large sizes
- The official description advises against very small settings because of the varied letter widths and subtle details.
FAQs
Is Ovo free for commercial use?
Yes. Ovo is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted; the font cannot be sold on its own, and derivatives remain under the same license.
Who designed Ovo?
Ovo was designed by Nicole Fally. The name table lists Sorkin Type Co. as manufacturer, and the copyright notice carries the same name.
How many weights does Ovo have?
Ovo has one weight, Regular 400. There is no italic or bold.
Is Ovo good for body text?
Ovo is described officially as suited to medium and large sizes, and it has no italic or bold, so it serves headings, quotes and short passages more readily than long text.
Which languages does Ovo support?
Ovo includes the letters needed for English and Western European languages such as German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Swedish. French is covered except for the rare capital Ÿ.
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