Cormorant Serif
Viga is sans serif and Cormorant is serif (5 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
Viga
A heavy, squared sans serif in one style, with angular notches cut into a and g, tuned for screens.
Viga is a heavy sans serif from Fontstage, designed by Oscar Yáñez, with squared curves and angular cuts where bowls meet stems. Viga comes in one Regular style with 271 glyphs for Latin text. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is used for headings, buttons and short lines on screen.
- Designer
- Fontstage
- Classification
- Sans Serif
- License
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
- Styles
- 1 1 weight
- Variable font
- No
- Glyphs
- 271
- Languages checked
- 14 see the list
- Last updated
- version 1.001
Official source: Google Fonts. Facts on this page were read from the font files and the source’s published data.
Try Viga
Sample text
Type over the sample to test your own words. The preview loads a Latin subset of Viga; the download contains the complete files.
Weights and styles
- Regular 400Viga Regular
About Viga
Viga is a sans serif with a strong, compact build. The specimen shows letters drawn from rounded rectangles: o, c and e have flat sides, and where the bowl of a, g, d or q joins its stem the stroke is cut on a diagonal, leaving a sharp notch. The a is single-storey, the lowercase is tall against the capitals, and the one available style is as dark as a bold in most families even though it is labelled Regular 400. The official notes describe Viga as a sans serif that performs well on screen. The copyright belongs to Fontstage, and the name table credits Oscar Yáñez as designer. The font contains 271 glyphs for Latin, has no italic and is not a variable font. Viga was added to Google Fonts in 2011 under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Where Viga works
- Website headings
- A dark Regular with a tall lowercase reads clearly in titles without loading a bold file.
- Buttons and navigation labels
- Squared letters sit comfortably inside rectangular buttons and tabs.
- Sports and gaming graphics
- Diagonal notches and flat-sided curves give team names and scores an energetic, machined look.
- Short social posts and banners
- Compact, heavy words hold their shape over photos at feed sizes.
- Wordmarks with lowercase a or g
- The notched bowls of those two letters act as a recognisable detail in a short brand name.
Glyphs
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~¡¢
Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 271 glyphs.
Language support
The family contains the core letters these languages are written with:
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Finnish
- Icelandic
- Catalan
- Estonian
Character sets found in the files: latin. The language list is a check of required letters against the font, not a promise of typographic quality in each language.
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1Copyright (c) 2011 Fontstage (info@fontstage.com), with Reserved Font Names, "Viga"
What the license allows
- 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.
This is a short summary, not legal advice. The license text decides: read the full OFL text. A copy is included in the download.
Fonts that pair with Viga
Arvo Slab Serif
Viga is sans serif and Arvo is slab serif (2 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.
Inconsolata Monospace
Inconsolata is a monospace family (8 weights) for code and figures next to Viga as the text face.
Suggestions come from simple rules on the records: a contrasting classification and enough weights to carry body text. They are a starting point, not a verdict.
Use Viga on the web
Download the family and host the files on your own site, then declare them in CSS. Please do not link to the files on trendhub.net: preview files here are subsets and their addresses change.
CSS, self-hosted
@font-face {
font-family: "Viga";
src: url("/assets/fonts/Viga-Regular.ttf") format("truetype");
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
}
body {
font-family: "Viga", sans-serif;
}Or load it from the official source. Google Fonts serves Viga with this markup:
HTML, Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Viga&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">Things to know
- One heavy style
- Viga has a single file, labelled Regular 400 but drawn dark. There is no lighter text weight.
- No italic
- Slanted text would be synthesised by the browser or application.
- 271 glyphs
- The character set is compact: Latin with accents for Western European languages.
FAQs
Is Viga free for commercial use?
Yes. Viga 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 Viga?
Viga is published by Fontstage, and the font's name table credits Oscar Yáñez as designer.
How many weights does Viga have?
Viga has one weight, Regular 400, with no italic. It is not a variable font.
Is Viga suitable for long text?
Viga is heavy and compact, which suits headings and short lines. With one dark style and no italic, it is a poor fit for long articles.
Which languages does Viga support?
Viga includes the letters needed for English and other Western European languages such as French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Swedish.
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Collections with Viga
- Heavy fonts for thumbnails and social graphics
Very heavy, compact display fonts that stay readable on a video thumbnail, a story or a feed image seen at a few centimeters wide.
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