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About Philosopher.

Philosopher was started in 2008 and takes inspiration from Agfa Rotis and ITC Binary. This font is universal: It can be used in logos, headlines, and for text. The initial version of the font was deliberately spread with errors - this was my invaluable contribution to type culture around the world, as I thought then - I wanted to stir up designers so they began working with fonts, rather than passively using what is there. Over time I wanted to correct the errors, and now the font has been used by millions of people worldwide.

In June 2011 a four-style family was published, and in September 2011 the full Latin and Cyrillic family was fully hinted.

To contribute, see github.com/alexeiva/philosopher.

Designer
Jovanny Lemonad
Classification
Sans Serif
Coverage
431 languages
Package release
v21
Updated
Mar 12, 2026
Monthly usage
  • npm2,648 downloads last month
  • jsDelivr485,002 requests last month
License
OFL-1.1

Characters and features

What this family includes and how its files are structured.

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Language and character coverage

  • 'AleQale · Latin
  • AbazaАбаза · Cyrillic
  • AchineseBahsa Acèh · Latin
  • AdaraLatin
  • AdygheАдыгабзэ · Cyrillic
  • AfarQafar · Latin
  • AfrikaansLatin
  • AguarunaLatin
  • Ainu (Latin)
  • AlagoLatin
  • AlbanianShqip · Latin
  • AlekanoGahuku · Latin
  • AmahuacaLatin
  • AmarakaeriLatin
  • AmisLatin
  • AnaangAnaañ · Latin
  • Ao NagaLatin
  • Arabic, Chadian SpokenLatin
  • AragoneseAragonés · Latin
  • ArapahoLatin
  • ArpitanLatin
  • Artificial languages, World (Latin)
  • AsháninkaLatin
  • Ashéninka PerenéLatin
  • Ashéninka, PichisLatin
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Latin
  • AsuKipare · Latin
  • AvaricАвар · Cyrillic
  • AwakLatin
  • AymaraAymar · Latin
  • Azerbaijani (Cyrillic)Азәрбајҹан
  • Azerbaijani, North (Cyrillic)азәрбајҹан (Кирил, Азәрбајҹан)
  • BalineseBali · Latin
  • Banda, West CentralLatin
  • BangwinjiLatin
  • BanjarLatin
  • BapukuLatin
  • BashkirБашҡортса · Cyrillic
  • BasqueEuskara · Latin
  • Batak TobaLatin
  • BedawiyetLatin
  • BelarusianБеларуская · Cyrillic
  • BembaChibemba · Latin
  • BenaEkibena · Latin
  • BenchLatin
  • BengaLatin
  • BetawiLatin
  • BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • BilenLatin
  • BiniẸ̀dó · Latin
  • BislamaLatin
  • Bodo (Latin)
  • BokobaruLatin
  • Bosnian (Cyrillic)Босански
  • BretonBrezhoneg · Latin
  • BulgarianБългарски · Cyrillic
  • C’LelaLatin
  • CahungwaryaLatin
  • Candoshi-ShapraLatin
  • CaquinteLatin
  • Cashibo-CacataiboLatin
  • CashinahuaLatin
  • CatalanCatalà · Latin
  • CebuanoBinisaya · Latin
  • Central DusunLatin
  • ChachiLatin
  • ChamorroChamorru · Latin
  • Chavacano, Philippines (Latin)
  • ChechenНохчийн мотт · Cyrillic
  • ChidurumaLatin
  • ChigaRukiga · Latin
  • Chimborazo Highland QuichuaRuna Simi · Latin
  • Chin, HakaLatin
  • Chin, MatuLatin
  • Chinantec, OjitlánLatin
  • ChokweLatin
  • ChuukeseChuuk · Latin
  • ChuvashЧӑвашла · Cyrillic
  • Cofán, Latin
  • ColoradoLatin
  • Comorian, NgazidjaLatin
  • CornishKernewek · Latin
  • CorsicanCorsu · Latin
  • Crimean TurkishLatin
  • Crimean Turkish, CyrillicКъырымтатар
  • Crioulo, Upper GuineaLatin
  • Cuyonon (Latin)
  • DanishDansk · Latin
  • DargwaДарган · Cyrillic
  • DawroLatin
  • DikakaLatin
  • DrungLatin
  • DunganХуэйзў йүян · Cyrillic
  • DutchNederlands · Latin
  • Efikefi · Latin
  • EmbuKiembu · Latin
  • EnglishLatin
  • ErzyaЭрзянь · Cyrillic
  • EsanLatin
  • Ese EjjaLatin
  • EstonianEesti · Latin
  • EvenCyrillic
  • ExtremaduranLatin
  • EzaaLatin
  • FaroeseFøroyskt · Latin
  • FijianVakaviti · Latin
  • FilipinoLatin
  • FinnishSuomi · Latin
  • Finnish, KvenLatin
  • FrenchFrançais · Latin
  • FriulianFurlan · Latin
  • FuliiruLatin
  • Gagauz (Cyrillic)
  • GalicianGalego · Latin
  • GalloLatin
  • GamoLatin
  • GarifunaLatin
  • Gelao, KlauLatin
  • GermanDeutsch · Latin
  • Gheg AlbanianGegnisht · Latin
  • GilberteseKiribati · Latin
  • GofaLatin
  • Guadeloupean Creole French, Martinique (Latin)
  • GuaraniAvañe'ẽ · Latin
  • GuarayuLatin
  • Guianese Creole FrenchLatin
  • GusiiEkegusii · Latin
  • GyeleLatin
  • HadiyyaHadiyyisa · Latin
  • Haitian CreoleKreyòl Ayisyen · Latin
  • HaniLatin
  • HarariLatin
  • HiligaynonIlonggo · Latin
  • Hindustani, SarnamiLatin
  • Hmonghveb Hmub · Latin
  • Hmong NjuaLatin
  • Hmong, Northern QiandongHmong (Latin) · Latin
  • Hmong, Southern QiandongLatin
  • HopiHopilàvayi · Latin
  • Huastec, San Luís PotosíLatin
  • IcelandicÍslenska · Latin
  • IdoLatin
  • IkwoLatin
  • IlokoIlokano · Latin
  • IndonesianIndonesia · Latin
  • IngushГӏалгӏай · Cyrillic
  • InnuInnu Aimun · Latin
  • InterlinguaLatin
  • Interlingue (Latin)
  • IraqwLatin
  • IrishGaeilge · Latin
  • ItalianItaliano · Latin
  • IzereLatin
  • Jamaican Creole EnglishJamiekan · Latin
  • JavaneseJawa · Latin
  • Jèrriais, Latin
  • KabardianАдыгэбзэ · Cyrillic
  • KabuverdianuLatin
  • KaingangKanhgág · Latin
  • KalaallisutLatin
  • KalangaLatin
  • KalenjinMarkweta · Latin
  • KalmykХальмг · Cyrillic
  • KambaKikamba · Latin
  • KaondeLatin
  • Kaqchikel, CentralLatin
  • Karachay-BalkarКъарачай-Малкъар · Cyrillic
  • KazakhҚазақ тілі · Cyrillic
  • Kazakh (Latin)
  • KhakasХакасча · Cyrillic
  • KhasiKa Ktien Khasi · Latin
  • Kichwa, Unified QuichuaLatin
  • KikuyuGĩgĩkũyũ · Latin
  • KimbunduLatin
  • KinyarwandaLatin
  • KitubaLatin
  • Klingon (Latin)
  • KombeLatin
  • KomiКоми · Cyrillic
  • Komi-PermyakПерем Коми · Cyrillic
  • KongoKikongo · Latin
  • KonjoLatin
  • KuanyamaOshikwanyama · Latin
  • KumykКъумукъ · Cyrillic
  • KunamaLatin
  • Kurdish (Latin)Kurmancî
  • KuriaLatin
  • KutuLatin
  • KwereLatin
  • KyrgyzКыргызча · Cyrillic
  • KʼicheʼQatzijob'al · Latin
  • Ladino (Latin)
  • LakЛак · Cyrillic
  • Latin
  • LeleLatin
  • LezghianЛезги · Cyrillic
  • LigurianLigure · Latin
  • Lingua Franca NovaCyrillic
  • Lingua Franca Nova, Latin
  • Lojban (Latin)lojban (Latin)
  • LokaaLatin
  • LombardLatin
  • LomweLatin
  • LozisiLozi · Latin
  • Luba-LuluaTshiluba · Latin
  • LuguruLatin
  • LundaLatin
  • LuoDholuo · Latin
  • LuvaleLatin
  • LuwoLatin
  • LuxembourgishLëtzebuergesch · Latin
  • LuyiaLatin
  • Ma’diLatin
  • MacedonianМакедонски · Cyrillic
  • MachameLatin
  • MakhuwaEmakhuwa · Latin
  • Makhuwa-MeettoImeetto · Latin
  • MakondeChimakonde · Latin
  • MalagasyLatin
  • Malay (Latin)
  • Mambila, NigeriaLatin
  • ManxGaelg · Latin
  • ManyikaLatin
  • MapucheMapudungun · Latin
  • Maranao (Latin)
  • MariОлык Марий · Cyrillic
  • MasaabaLatin
  • Matsés (Latin)
  • Mauritian CreoleKreol Morisien · Latin
  • Mazatec, IxcatlánLatin
  • MeruKîmîîrû · Latin
  • Middle High GermanLatin
  • MinangkabauBaso Minangkabau · Latin
  • MirandeseMirandés · Latin
  • MískitoLatin
  • Mixe, TotontepecLatin
  • MohawkKanien’kéha · Latin
  • MokshaМокшень кяль · Cyrillic
  • MongolianМонгол · Cyrillic
  • Montenegrinцрногорски · Cyrillic
  • MozarabicLatin
  • Musi (Latin)
  • Muslim TatCyrillic
  • MwaniLatin
  • NaraLatin
  • NdambaLatin
  • NdauLatin
  • NdongaLatin
  • NeapolitanNapulitano · Latin
  • NgindoLatin
  • NguluLatin
  • Nigerian PidginLatin
  • NogaiНогай · Cyrillic
  • NomatsiguengaLatin
  • North NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • Northern FrisianLatin
  • Northern SothoSepedi · Latin
  • NorwegianNorsk · Latin
  • Norwegian Bokmålnorsk bokmål · Latin
  • Norwegian Nynorsknynorsk · Latin
  • NovialLatin
  • Nupe-Nupe-TakoLatin
  • NyankoleRunyankore · Latin
  • NyembaLatin
  • NyoroLatin
  • OccitanLatin
  • OgbahLatin
  • OkiekLatin
  • Old FrenchLatin
  • Old IrishLatin
  • Old ProvençalLatin
  • Old Welsh, Latin
  • OromoAfaan Oromoo · Latin
  • OroqenLatin
  • OsseticИрон · Cyrillic
  • Otomi, MezquitalLatin
  • OtuhoLatin
  • PáezLatin
  • Paite Chin, Latin
  • PampangaKapampangan · Latin
  • PapiamentoPapiamentu · Latin
  • PiedmontesePiemontèis · Latin
  • PijinLatin
  • Pintupi-LuritjaLatin
  • PipilLatin
  • PogoloLatin
  • PohnpeianPohnpei · Latin
  • PökootMarkweta · Latin
  • PortuguesePortuguês · Latin
  • Punuyipunu · Latin
  • PurepechaLatin
  • QuechuaRuna Simi · Latin
  • Quechua, Ambo-PascoLatin
  • Quechua, Arequipa-La UniónLatin
  • Quechua, AyacuchoLatin
  • Quechua, CajamarcaLatin
  • Quechua, CuscoRunasimi · Latin
  • Quechua, Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo HuánucoLatin
  • Quechua, Huaylas AncashLatin
  • Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-LauricochaLatin
  • Quechua, North JunínLatin
  • Quechua, Northern Conchucos AncashLatin
  • Quechua, South BolivianLatin
  • QʼeqchiʼLatin
  • Rapa (Latin)
  • RejangLatin
  • RendilleLatin
  • ResheLatin
  • Réunion Creole FrenchLatin
  • Rinconada BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • Rohingya (Latin)
  • RomagnolLatin
  • Romanian (Cyrillic)Молдовеняскэ
  • RomanshRumantsch · Latin
  • RomboLatin
  • RongaLatin
  • RundiIkirundi · Latin
  • RussianРусский · Cyrillic
  • Russian BuriatБуряад · Cyrillic
  • RusynРуски · Cyrillic
  • RwaLatin
  • SahoLatin
  • Saint Lucian Creole French, Latin
  • SakhaСахалыы · Cyrillic
  • SalarLatin
  • SamburuSampur · Latin
  • SandaweLatin
  • SangoSängö · Latin
  • SanguShisango · Latin
  • SãotomenseLatin
  • SardinianSardu · Latin
  • SasakLatin
  • Sassarese SardinianSardu · Latin
  • Saterland FrisianLatin
  • ScotsScots Leid · Latin
  • Scottish GaelicGàidhlig · Latin
  • SecoyaLatin
  • SenaCisena · Latin
  • SerbianСрпски · Cyrillic
  • SeriCmiique Iitom · Latin
  • Seselwa Creole FrenchSeselwa · Latin
  • ShambalaKishambaa · Latin
  • ShillukLatin
  • Shipibo-ConiboLatin
  • ShonaChishona · Latin
  • ShorШор · Cyrillic
  • Shuar, Ecuador (Latin)
  • SidamoLatin
  • SiksikaLatin
  • SogaLusoga · Latin
  • SomaliSoomaali · Latin
  • South NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • Southern AltaiАлтайча · Cyrillic
  • Southern SamiÅarjelsaemiengïele · Latin
  • Southern TujiaLatin
  • SpanishEspañol · Latin
  • Sranan TongoLatin
  • SubaLatin
  • SundaneseBasa Sunda · Latin
  • SwahiliKiswahili · Latin
  • Swahili, CongoLatin
  • SwatiSiswati · Latin
  • SwedishSvenska · Latin
  • Swiss GermanSchwyzerdütsch · Latin
  • TabassaranТабасаран · Cyrillic
  • TaitaKidawida · Latin
  • Tajik (Latin)
  • TakwaneLatin
  • Talinga-BwisiLatin
  • Talysh (Cyrillic)Толыши
  • TatarТатарча · Cyrillic
  • Tatar (Latin)
  • Tedim ChinLatin
  • Tenango Otomi, Latin
  • TetumLia Tetun · Latin
  • Tetun DiliLatin
  • TivLatin
  • Tiwi (Latin)
  • TobaLatin
  • Tok PisinLatin
  • TongaLatin
  • TooroLatin
  • Totonac, PapantlaLatin
  • TsakhurЦӏаӏхна миз · Cyrillic
  • TsamaiLatin
  • TsongaXitsonga · Latin
  • TsuvadiLatin
  • TswanaSetswana · Latin
  • TulaLatin
  • TurkishTürkçe · Latin
  • Turkmen (Cyrillic)Түркменче
  • TuvinianТыва · Cyrillic
  • Tzeltal, OxchucLatin
  • Tzotzil, ChamulaLatin
  • Uab MetoUab Metô · Latin
  • UdmurtУдмурт · Cyrillic
  • UkrainianУкраїнська · Cyrillic
  • UmbunduÚmbúndú · Latin
  • Uyghur (Cyrillic)Уйғур
  • Uyghur (Latin)Uighur
  • VidundaLatin
  • VietnameseTiếng Việt · Latin
  • VolapükLatin
  • VõroLatin
  • VunjoLatin
  • WalloonWalon · Latin
  • WaoraniLatin
  • WarayWaray-Waray · Latin
  • WarlpiriLatin
  • WayuuWayuunaiki · Latin
  • WendatLatin
  • West Albay BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • Western FrisianFrysk · Latin
  • Western MariКырык Мары · Cyrillic
  • Wolaytta (Latin)
  • XavánteA’uwẽ · Latin
  • XhosaisiXhosa · Latin
  • YaneshaʼLatin
  • YapeseWaab · Latin
  • YasaLatin
  • YucatecoMàaya t'àan · Latin
  • Yukaghir, NorthernCyrillic
  • ZaghawaLatin
  • ZandeLatin
  • ZáparoLatin
  • Zapotec, GüiláLatin
  • Zapotec, MiahuatlánLatin
  • ZayseLatin
  • ZhuangLatin
  • ZigulaLatin
  • ZuluisiZulu · Latin

Styles and weights

2 weights · Italic, Normal

Each weight is provided as a separate font file.

  • Regular 400
  • Bold 700

OpenType features

Availability can vary between files.

  • Access all alternatesMakes every alternate form in the font available for selection.aalt
  • Case-sensitive formsAdjusts punctuation and symbols to align with capital letters.case
  • Glyph compositionBuilds or separates glyphs so letters and marks shape correctly.ccmp
  • FractionsBuilds diagonal fractions from ordinary numbers.frac
  • KerningFine-tunes the space between specific pairs of characters.kern
  • Mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to their base characters.mark
  • Mark-to-mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to other marks.mkmk
  • OrdinalsUses letterforms designed for ordinal numbers.ordn
  • SuperscriptUses glyphs designed to sit above the text baseline.sups

License

Complete terms and attribution for this font.

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Attribution

Copyright 2011 The Philosopher Project Authors (https://github.com/alexeiva/philosopher)

Copyright 2011 The Philosopher Project Authors (https://github.com/alexeiva/philosopher)

This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
https://openfontlicense.org


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SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
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Provenance

Where the files came from and what Fontsource distributes.

View upstream project →
Provider
Google Fonts
Source files
4
Formats
TTF
Revision
8b0a1d0f59
  • Philosopher-Bold.ttf Static · Normal · Bold 700 · Version 2.001; ttfautohint (v1.8.4.7-5d5b) · 107 KB
  • Philosopher-BoldItalic.ttf Static · Italic · Bold 700 · Version 2.001; ttfautohint (v1.8.4.7-5d5b) · 116 KB
  • Philosopher-Italic.ttf Static · Italic · Regular 400 · Version 2.001; ttfautohint (v1.8.4.7-5d5b) · 115 KB
  • Philosopher-Regular.ttf Static · Normal · Regular 400 · Version 2.001; ttfautohint (v1.8.4.7-5d5b) · 109 KB