Basic

Sans Serif · by Magnus Gaarde · 1 style

Download

Basic.zip · 62 KB · 2 files including OFL.txt

Typography profile

Weights
400 only
Italics
None
Scripts
Latin (incl. Extended)
Best for
  • Display headings
  • Latin Extended languages
Consider alternatives for
  • Text that relies on bold or italic emphasis
  • Scripts other than Latin
Characteristics
  • Text face
  • Large x-height

Styles

32px

  1. Basic Regular 400 at 18px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  2. Basic Regular 400 at 32px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

BPOZZ Design Note

Basic carries no OpenType substitutions at all, so fractions, ordinals and figure styles stay exactly as typed. As a text face with a single Regular, its emphasis has to come from size, colour or a second family.

BPOZZ editorial guidance for designers.

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About Basic

About
A low-contrast sans-serif text face by Magnus Gaarde that mixes familiar forms with a hint of novelty, from small text to display sizes.
Designer
Magnus Gaarde
Version
1.003
Category
Sans Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1

You may use, embed, modify and redistribute this font, including in commercial projects. The font files may not be sold on their own. Read the full license (OFL.txt).

This family declares a Reserved Font Name: if you modify the font, the modified version must use a different name.

Copyright (c) 2011 by Sorkin Type Co (www.sorkintype.com), with Reserved Font Name "Basic".

Source
Google Fonts

Download files taken unmodified from the google/fonts repository. Added to Google Fonts 15 Dec 2011.

Upstream project: github.com/EbenSorkin/Basic.

Available styles
  • Regular 400
Available formats
  • TTF download and web preview
Character sets
Latin, Latin Extended