Licensing & Commercial Compliance
Oswald is a Sans-Serif typeface designed by Vernon Adams, published under Open Source (SIL OFL) (Official License). Verified free for commercial advertising, UI design, websites, and publishing. Includes 4 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-13.
About This Font
Oswald is a reworking of the classic 'Alternate Gothic' sans-serif typeface, designed by Vernon Adams and licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL). This versatile font supports Latin (latn), Cyrillic (cyrl), and English scripts, making it suitable for multilingual projects. With its condensed, geometric letterforms and a range of weights from thin to bold, Oswald excels in headlines, posters, and branding where a strong, modern impact is needed. It is available in TTF format and is free to use in both personal and commercial projects under the OFL.
Key Features
- • Condensed sans-serif design with geometric proportions for a clean, modern look
- • Supports Latin, Cyrillic, and English character sets
- • Available in multiple weights: thin, regular, medium, and bold
- • Optimized for display use in headlines, titles, and large text
- • Open-source font under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), free for personal and commercial use
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- Oswald
- Font Type
- Sans-serif
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Foundry
- Vernon Adams
- License
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF
- Font Weights
- Light, Regular, Medium, Bold
- File Size
- 0.08 MB
- Release Date
- 2025-05-16
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-13
Copyright
Copyright 2016 The Oswald Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/OswaldFont) This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: https://scripts.sil.org/OFL