# Solway font

> A monoline slab serif with rounded slabs and ball terminals in five weights, Light to ExtraBold.

Solway is a slab serif family with rounded slabs, soft corners and ball terminals, credited to Mariya Lish and The Northern Block. Solway has five upright weights from Light 300 to ExtraBold 800, with no italic and no variable version. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits lifestyle branding, blogs and headings.

## Facts

- Classification: [Slab Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/slab-serif)
- Designed by: Mariya Lish, The Northern Block
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 5 (Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 227
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Solway
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/solway
- Tagged for: Body text, Branding, Editorial, Rounded

## About Solway

Solway is a slab serif typeface drawn with strokes of nearly even thickness. Its slabs are rounded at the ends, corners are softened and letters such as a, f, j, r and y finish in ball terminals, which the specimen shows clearly in the tail of the y and the top of the f. The letters are fairly wide, with open, round bowls. The family has five static weights: Light, Regular, Medium, Bold and ExtraBold. There is no italic and no variable file. Its 227 glyphs cover basic Latin and the main Western European languages. The official notes describe the tone as playful and name lifestyle brands and nature, travel and food blogs as intended uses. The designer credit is Mariya Lish with The Northern Block; the font's name table gives Mariya V. Pigoulevskaya.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2018 The Solway Project Authors (https://github.com/mashavp/Solway)

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

- **Lifestyle and food brands**: Rounded slabs and ball terminals give a wordmark a soft, homely tone, the use its makers had in mind.
- **Blog headings and intros**: Bold and ExtraBold carry headings while Light or Regular sets the introduction beneath them.
- **Menus and labels**: Even stroke thickness keeps item names legible, and five weights separate dishes, descriptions and prices.
- **Short reading text**: Regular with its open bowls works for captions and short paragraphs, as long as no italic is needed.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: All five styles are upright; emphasis has to come from a heavier weight.
- **Weights jump from Medium to Bold**: The steps are 300, 400, 500, 700 and 800. There is no SemiBold 600.
- **Western European Latin only**: Solway has 227 glyphs. French is covered except for the rare capital letter Ÿ, and no Latin Extended set is included.

## FAQs

### Is Solway free for commercial use?

Yes. Solway is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Solway?

The official source credits Solway to Mariya Lish and The Northern Block. The font's name table names the designer as Mariya V. Pigoulevskaya and the manufacturer as The Northern Block Ltd.

### How many weights does Solway have?

Solway has five weights: Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, Bold 700 and ExtraBold 800. None has an italic.

### Is Solway a variable font?

No. Solway is not a variable font; each weight is a separate static file.

### Which languages does Solway support?

Solway includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, the Nordic languages and Catalan. French lacks only the rare capital Ÿ.

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