Licensing & Core Factoid Summary
Shantell Sans is a Sans-Serif typeface designed by Stephen Nixon, Anya Danilova, Shantell Martin, published under Open Source (SIL OFL) . Includes 1 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-13.
About This Font
Shantell Sans is a lively, bouncy sans-serif typeface designed by Stephen Nixon, Anya Danilova, and Shantell Martin, and published by Arrow Type. Inspired by hand-lettered signage and playful typography, this font features irregular, energetic letterforms with a casual, friendly feel. It supports Latin (latn) and Cyrillic (cyrl) scripts, making it suitable for English and other European languages. Licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), Shantell Sans is free for both personal and commercial use, with full open-source flexibility. Available in TTF and OTF formats, this regular weight is perfect for adding a human touch to digital and print designs.
Key Features
- Bouncy, hand-drawn aesthetic with irregular baseline and playful letter shapes
- Supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts for broad language coverage
- Open-source license (OFL) allows free commercial use, modification, and redistribution
- Available in TTF and OTF formats for compatibility across platforms
- Single regular weight with expressive, casual character
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- Shantell Sans
- Font Type
- Sans-serif
- Designer
- Stephen Nixon, Anya Danilova, Shantell Martin
- Foundry
- Arrow Type
- License
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF, OTF
- Font Weights
- Regular
- File Size
- 0.39 MB
- Release Date
- 2026-05-23
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-13
Copyright
Copyright 2022 The Shantell Sans Project Authors (https://github.com/arrowtype/shantell-sans) This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL