# Sevillana font

> An upright decorative face with spiral terminals, modelled on hand-painted ceramic plaques in Andalusia.

Sevillana is a decorative display typeface designed by Olga Umpeleva for Brownfox, inspired by the lettering of handmade ceramic plaques on house walls in Andalusia. Sevillana has one Regular style with 227 glyphs for Western European Latin and is not a variable font. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits menus, posters and signage.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Brownfox
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 227
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Sevillana
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/sevillana
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Signage

## About Sevillana

Sevillana is an upright display face with the rhythm of joined handwriting and ornament on nearly every capital. In the specimen the capitals begin with a spiral curl at the upper left, the lowercase stands vertical with rounded arches and tall looped ascenders, and several numerals end in the same small curls. Strokes stay close to even in thickness. The name refers to a folk music style of Seville, and the official description traces the letterforms to commemorative ceramic plates fixed to house walls in Andalusia: every plate is handmade and different, and the typeface generalises what they have in common. Olga Umpeleva drew it for Brownfox as a headline face for medium and large sizes. The single Regular file holds 227 glyphs for Western European Latin and is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2011, Brownfox (gayaneh.b@gmail.com), with Reserved Font Names "Sevillana"

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

- **Restaurant and bar menus**: Curled capitals set dish categories and the venue name, a use the official description names directly.
- **Concert and festival posters**: The spiral terminals read as ornament at poster size, where each capital has room to show its curl.
- **Shop signs and plaques**: The design comes from painted ceramic wall plates, so a house name or shop sign returns it to its source.
- **Labels for food and crafts**: A product name of one or two words takes on a hand-painted look without any extra illustration.

## Things to know

- **Drawn for medium and large sizes**: The official description calls Sevillana a headline typeface; the curls close up when it is set small.
- **One style**: Sevillana has only Regular 400, with no bold or italic.
- **Two credits**: Google Fonts lists Brownfox as designer, and the name table inside the font names Olga Umpeleva, who drew it for Brownfox.
- **Western European Latin only**: Polish ł, Czech č and Turkish ğ and ş are not in the font.

## FAQs

### Is Sevillana free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Sevillana may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed, but it cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use the Reserved Font Name without permission.

### Who designed Sevillana?

Sevillana was designed by Olga Umpeleva for Brownfox. Google Fonts lists Brownfox as the designer, and the copyright notice also names Brownfox.

### How many weights does Sevillana have?

Sevillana has one weight, Regular 400, and it is not a variable font.

### What is Sevillana named after?

Sevillana takes its name from a folk music style of Seville in Andalusia, the region whose ceramic wall plates inspired the lettering.

### Which languages does Sevillana support?

Sevillana includes the letters needed for English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Catalan, Estonian and the Nordic languages. Central European and Turkish letters are not included.

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