Istok Web

Sans Serif · by Andrey V. Panov · 4 styles

Download

IstokWeb.zip · 958 KB · 5 files including OFL.txt

Typography profile

Weights
400 and 700
Italics
Every weight
Scripts
Latin (incl. Extended), Cyrillic
Best for
  • Cyrillic text
  • Latin Extended languages
  • Aligned tables and figures
Consider alternatives for
  • Hierarchies that need several weights
Characteristics
  • Case-sensitive forms
  • Large glyph set

Styles

32px

  1. Istok Web Regular 400 at 18px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  2. Istok Web Regular 400 at 32px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  3. Istok Web Italic 400 at 18px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  4. Istok Web Italic 400 at 32px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  5. Istok Web Bold 700 at 18px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  6. Istok Web Bold 700 at 32px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  7. Istok Web Bold Italic 700 at 18px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  8. Istok Web Bold Italic 700 at 32px

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

BPOZZ Design Note

The files carry their own small capitals, reached with font-variant-caps: small-caps or all-small-caps, so browsers do not have to fake them by shrinking full capitals.

BPOZZ editorial guidance for designers.

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About Istok Web

About
An original sans serif by Andrey V. Panov, manually hinted for LCD screens. Its early shapes came from CM Bright in the TeX community; this web version has adjusted vertical metrics.
Designer
Andrey V. Panov
Version
1.0
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) 2008-2012, 2014, Andrey V. Panov (panov@canopus.iacp.dvo.ru), with Reserved Font Name Istok.

Source
Google Fonts

Download files taken unmodified from the google/fonts repository. Added to Google Fonts 13 Jul 2011.

Upstream project: github.com/m4rc1e/Istok-Web.

Available styles
  • Regular 400
  • Italic 400
  • Bold 700
  • Bold Italic 700
Available formats
  • TTF download and web preview
Character sets
Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Latin Extended