# Urbanist font

> A low-contrast geometric sans built from elementary shapes, variable across nine weights with italics.

Urbanist is a geometric sans serif with low stroke contrast by Corey Hu, inspired by Modernist typography and launched in 2020. Urbanist is a variable font with nine weights from Thin 100 to Black 900 and matching italics, 18 styles in all. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and works for headings, branding and interface text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Corey Hu
- 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)
- Glyphs: 487
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Urbanist
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/urbanist
- Tagged for: Headlines, Interfaces, Branding, Minimalist, Geometric

## About Urbanist

Urbanist is a geometric sans serif built from elementary shapes. In the specimen the O, C and G are close to circles, the a, b, d, p and q repeat one round bowl with a straight stem, and the a is single-storey; strokes keep an almost constant thickness, and the t and f are narrow with short crossbars. Corey Hu started the project in 2020, drawing on Modernist typography and design, and describes it as a neutral display face for print and digital work. The family has nine weights, Thin to Black, each with an italic, 18 styles delivered as two variable files with a weight axis from 100 to 900. Each font contains 487 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended. Urbanist was added to Google Fonts in 2021 and is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2021 The Urbanist Project Authors (https://github.com/coreyhu/Urbanist)

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

- **Startup and product branding**: Circle-based letters give a wordmark a clean, modern outline, with nine weights to tune its presence.
- **Landing-page headlines**: Thin 100 and Black 900 sit at opposite ends of one axis, so a page can contrast a hairline title with a heavy call to action.
- **Architecture and design portfolios**: The Modernist source of the shapes matches grids, white space and captioned images.
- **App interfaces**: Medium and SemiBold separate buttons from labels, and the italics handle secondary notes.
- **Presentation decks**: Even stroke thickness keeps large slide titles and small footers visually related.

## Things to know

- **Two variable files**: Roman and italic are separate variable fonts, each covering weights 100 to 900.
- **Single-storey a**: The a is a round bowl with a stem, the same construction as b, d, p and q.
- **Latin only**: The 487 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended character sets.

## FAQs

### Is Urbanist free for commercial use?

Yes. Urbanist 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 Urbanist?

Urbanist was designed by Corey Hu, who launched the project in 2020.

### How many weights does Urbanist have?

Urbanist has nine weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic, which makes 18 styles.

### Is Urbanist a variable font?

Yes. Urbanist is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900, in roman and italic files.

### Which languages does Urbanist support?

Urbanist includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Czech and Hungarian.

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