# Vesper Libre font

> A Latin and Devanagari text serif from Mota Italic in four weights, Regular to Black, trimmed for web use.

Vesper Libre is a serif text family for Latin and Devanagari from the Mumbai foundry Mota Italic. Vesper Libre has four upright weights, Regular 400, Medium 500, Bold 700 and Black 900, with no italic and no variable version. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits web articles and bilingual Hindi and English pages.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Mota Italic
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 4 (Regular 400, Medium 500, Bold 700, Black 900)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 789
- Character sets: devanagari, latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Vesper+Libre
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/vesper-libre
- Tagged for: Body text, Editorial, Bold

## About Vesper Libre

Vesper Libre is a serif text family that pairs a Latin alphabet with Devanagari. Its Latin letters have low stroke contrast, wedge-shaped serifs and angled cuts where curves meet stems, which shows in the specimen in the notched joints of b, p and r. According to the official notes, the Devanagari came first: Rob Keller began it in 2006, it shaped the Latin forms, and the Devanagari character set was finished in 2014 together with Kimya Gandhi. Vesper Libre is the web edition of that design, with small details simplified and the character set reduced to keep files light. It ships as four static weights, Regular, Medium, Bold and Black, with 789 glyphs and no italic. The project is led by Mota Italic, a foundry in Mumbai, and published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2007, Robert Keller (www.motaitalic.com)

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

- **Hindi and English on one page**: Latin and Devanagari were drawn as one design, so mixed-script paragraphs keep the same colour and proportions.
- **Web articles**: This edition was simplified and its character set trimmed for online use, which keeps the four font files small.
- **Headlines above the same text face**: Black 900 sits two steps above Bold, so a headline, a subhead and body copy can all come from Vesper Libre.
- **Editorial layouts with a firm texture**: Low contrast and wedge serifs give paragraphs an even, fairly dark texture that holds on screens.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: All four styles are upright. Emphasis has to come from Medium or Bold.
- **The weights skip two steps**: The family goes Regular 400, Medium 500, Bold 700, Black 900. There is no SemiBold 600 or ExtraBold 800, and no variable file.
- **A reduced web edition**: The official notes describe Vesper Libre as a version with simplified details and a smaller character set than the full Vesper design.

## FAQs

### Is Vesper Libre free for commercial use?

Yes. Vesper Libre 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 Vesper Libre?

The official source credits Vesper Libre to Mota Italic, a type foundry in Mumbai. The font's own name table lists Robert Keller and Kimya Gandhi as the designers.

### How many weights does Vesper Libre have?

Vesper Libre has four weights: Regular 400, Medium 500, Bold 700 and Black 900. None of them has an italic.

### Is Vesper Libre a variable font?

No. Vesper Libre is not a variable font; it comes as four separate static files.

### Which languages does Vesper Libre support?

Vesper Libre includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish and Polish, and it carries a Devanagari character set alongside the Latin.

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