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af Albert Sans

a.Foundry · 2022

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A free geometric sans serif in nine weights and two widths, drawing on Scandinavian architectural lettering traditions of the early 20th century.

About

Released in 2022 under the SIL Open Font License, it spans 18 styles plus a variable font, covering Normal and Narrow widths each with nine weights from Thin to Black and matching italics. The design cites the type characteristics of Scandinavian architects and designers as its primary reference, giving it a restrained Nordic quality. Available via both the foundry and Google Fonts, it supports 187 languages across an extensive Latin Extended character set.

Classification

Described explicitly as a modern geometric sans serif, with clean proportions and Scandinavian architectural influences from the early 20th century informing its character shapes.

Weights

ThinExtraLightLightRegularMediumSemiBoldBoldExtraBoldBlack

Optical sizes and widths

NormalNarrow

Family

af Albert Sans Narrow

Languages

Latin Extended

Tags

geometricscandinavianfreevariablenordiccleanmulti-weightopen-source