# Protest Strike font

> The solid, calm voice of Octavio Pardo's Protest Types: a heavy compact sans drawn after protest signs.

Protest Strike is a heavy display sans by Octavio Pardo, part of the Protest Types, a project about the shapes of protest signs. Protest Strike has one style with 587 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Protest Strike is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits posters, placards, banners and short, loud headlines.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Octavio Pardo
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 587
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-05-30
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Protest+Strike
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/protest-strike
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Condensed, Signage

## About Protest Strike

Protest Strike is a display typeface of thick, compact sans serif letters. It belongs to the Protest Types, which Octavio Pardo began as a personal study of the lettering on protest signs; the project spans four families, and Strike is described as the solid, peaceful one. In the specimen the letters are narrow and tightly fitted, counters are small, and stems end in slanted cuts, with a notch where the bowl of the P meets its stem. According to the project notes, Strike shares its spacing and kerning with Protest Guerrilla and Protest Riot, so a message can be switched between them without changing line lengths. The family has one style, named Regular although it is very dark, and is not a variable font. Its 587 glyphs cover Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2013 The Protest Project Authors (https://github.com/octaviopardo/Protest)

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

- **Placards and banners**: The letterforms come from a study of protest signs: thick strokes and narrow widths fit a slogan onto a board.
- **Poster headlines**: Tightly fitted heavy letters set a short line as one dark band across a poster.
- **Campaign graphics with changing tone**: Because spacing and kerning match Protest Riot and Protest Guerrilla, a layout can swap voices without reflowing.
- **Event signage**: Compact widths let a long word run large on a narrow sign or stage banner.

## Things to know

- **One heavy style**: The only style is Regular 400, which is drawn very dark. There is no lighter weight and no italic.
- **Shared metrics with sister families**: The project notes say Strike, Guerrilla and Riot use the same spacing and kerning. Protest Revolution is not named in that group.
- **Maths and symbol subsets are incomplete**: Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese are covered; the listed maths and symbol subsets are only fragments.

## FAQs

### Is Protest Strike free for commercial use?

Protest Strike can be used in commercial projects under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modifying and redistributing the fonts, but they cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives keep the same license. Check the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Protest Strike?

Protest Strike was designed by Octavio Pardo. The font data names Ashler Design as manufacturer, and the copyright notice names The Protest Project Authors.

### How many weights does Protest Strike have?

Protest Strike has one weight, labelled Regular 400 but drawn very heavy. There is no italic.

### What fonts pair well with Protest Strike?

Protest Strike is designed to be swapped with its sister families: the project notes say it shares spacing and kerning with Protest Riot and Protest Guerrilla, so line lengths stay the same.

### Which languages does Protest Strike support?

Protest Strike includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as Spanish, French, German, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese.

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