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: 2026-06-09.
About This Font
Shantell Sans is a lively, irregular, and bouncy sans-serif typeface designed by Stephen Nixon, Anya Danilova, and Shantell Martin, and published by Arrow Type. Inspired by hand-drawn lettering, it features playful, uneven strokes and a dynamic, energetic rhythm that sets it apart from conventional sans-serif fonts. This font supports Latin (latn), Cyrillic (cyrl), and English (en) scripts, and is licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), making it free for both personal and commercial use with proper attribution. Available in Medium weight with Regular and Italic styles, Shantell Sans comes in TTF and OTF formats, perfect for adding a handcrafted feel to digital and print projects.
Key Features
- Irregular, bouncy letterforms that mimic hand-drawn calligraphy
- Medium weight with both Regular and Italic styles for versatile use
- Supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts, covering English and many European languages
- Open-source OFL license allows free commercial and personal use
- Available in TTF and OTF file formats for broad compatibility
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
- Medium
- File Size
- 0.39 MB
- Release Date
- 2026-05-23
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-09
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