# Pathway Extreme font

> A variable grotesque sans with weight, width and optical size axes, derived from Pathway Gothic One.

Pathway Extreme is a grotesque sans serif family by Eduardo Tunni, derived from the narrow Pathway Gothic One and rebuilt as a variable font. Pathway Extreme has three axes: weight from 100 to 900, width from 75 to 100 and optical size from 8 to 144, with italics. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Eduardo Tunni
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 18 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 100–900, wdth 75–100, opsz 8–144)
- Glyphs: 725
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-10
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Pathway+Extreme
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/pathway-extreme
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Interfaces, Branding

## About Pathway Extreme

Pathway Extreme is a sans serif family in the grotesque tradition, grown out of Pathway Gothic One, a narrow design, into a full variable family. At its default width the specimen shows the opposite of narrow: broad rounds with flattened sides, a wide a, e and o, horizontal stroke endings and an unconventional ampersand. Three axes shape it. Weight runs from 100 to 900 across nine named weights. Width runs from 75 to 100, so the letters can be squeezed back toward the proportions of the parent design. Optical size runs from 8 to 144, for tuning small text and large headlines separately. Upright and italic variable files give 18 styles. The fonts hold 725 glyphs for Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Eduardo Tunni is the designer, and the license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019 The Pathway Extreme Project Authors (https://github.com/etunni/Pathway-Variable-Font)

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

- **One family from caption to banner**: The optical size axis spans 8 to 144, so the same fonts can be tuned for footnotes and for very large titles.
- **Headlines that must fit a column**: Dropping the width axis toward 75 narrows a heading until it fits the measure.
- **Interface text**: Nine weights from Thin to Black give labels, body text and emphasis distinct steps.
- **Brand systems**: With 18 styles and three axes, a single family can cover a brand's signage, web and print needs.
- **Vietnamese and European text**: The glyph set includes the letters for Vietnamese as well as languages such as Turkish, Polish and Czech.

## Things to know

- **Defaults are Thin and optical size 8**: The variable files default to weight 100 and optical size 8, so set the weight you want explicitly in CSS or in your design tool.
- **Width only narrows**: The width axis runs from 75 to 100; 100 is the widest setting.
- **Variable files only**: The package holds one upright and one italic variable font. Static instances come from the official source.

## FAQs

### Is Pathway Extreme free for commercial use?

Pathway Extreme can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution; the fonts cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives stay under the same license. Check the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Pathway Extreme?

Pathway Extreme was designed by Eduardo Tunni, whose name appears in the font as Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni.

### How many weights does Pathway Extreme have?

Pathway Extreme has nine named weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic, for 18 styles.

### Is Pathway Extreme a variable font?

Yes. Pathway Extreme is a variable font with three axes: weight from 100 to 900, width from 75 to 100 and optical size from 8 to 144.

### How is Pathway Extreme related to Pathway Gothic One?

Pathway Gothic One, a narrow grotesque, is the parent design. Pathway Extreme extends it into a variable family with weight, width and optical size axes.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/pathway-extreme (trendhub)