# Unbounded font

> A wide variable display sans for Latin and Cyrillic, paid for through the Polkadot network's on-chain treasury.

Unbounded is a wide sans serif by the type foundry NaN, made with Studio Koto, Parity Technologies and Web3 Foundation for the Polkadot network and funded from its on-chain treasury. Unbounded is a variable font with eight weights from ExtraLight 200 to Black 900 and 1,417 glyphs. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: NaN
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 8 (ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 200–900)
- Glyphs: 1417
- Character sets: cyrillic, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Unbounded
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/unbounded
- Tagged for: Headlines, Logos, Branding, Bold, Tech

## About Unbounded

Unbounded is an extended sans serif built for display use. Every letter is wider than it is tall or close to it: the specimen shows flattened round shapes, a single-storey a, a very short f and t, and heavy weights whose curves keep the same broad stance. The official notes present it as possibly the first open-source typeface paid for on-chain, through the Polkadot treasury, and as joint work by NaN, Studio Koto, Web3 Foundation and Parity Technologies. The name table credits Luke Prowse, Fátima Lázaro, Jean-Baptiste Morizot and Florian Runge. Unbounded has eight weights on one variable axis from 200 to 900, with no italics. Its 1,417 glyphs cover Latin, Cyrillic and Vietnamese and include a set of symbols and a system for building figures. It was added to Google Fonts in 2022 under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2022 The Unbounded Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/unbounded)

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

- **Web3 and crypto project branding**: The typeface was made for the Polkadot network, so it ties a project visually to that ecosystem.
- **Short hero headlines**: Extended letters fill the width of a screen with two or three words in any of the eight weights.
- **Logos and product names**: Black 900 turns a short word into a solid horizontal band; ExtraLight 200 does the same with a thin line.
- **Cyrillic and Latin campaigns**: Both scripts share the same wide proportions, so Russian, Ukrainian or Bulgarian titles match their Latin versions.
- **Stat blocks and big numbers**: The built-in symbols and wide figures give dashboards and landing pages large numerals with presence.

## Things to know

- **Very wide letters**: Text in Unbounded takes far more horizontal room than a normal-width sans, so it suits few words per line.
- **No italics**: The family has upright styles only, on a weight axis from 200 to 900.
- **Lightest weight is ExtraLight 200**: The official description speaks of weights from Light to Black; the file's named weights start at ExtraLight 200.

## FAQs

### Is Unbounded free for commercial use?

Yes. Unbounded 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 Unbounded?

Unbounded was made by the foundry NaN in collaboration with Studio Koto, Parity Technologies and Web3 Foundation. The name table credits Luke Prowse, Fátima Lázaro, Jean-Baptiste Morizot and Florian Runge.

### How many weights does Unbounded have?

Unbounded has eight weights, from ExtraLight 200 to Black 900, without italics.

### Is Unbounded a variable font?

Yes. Unbounded is a variable font with a weight axis from 200 to 900.

### Which languages does Unbounded support?

Unbounded includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese, as well as Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian.

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