Basic

Designed by Magnus Gaarde
1 style2 language setsAdded 2011Version v18SIL Open Font License 1.1
Basic
Poster
Basic
Opening night. Doors at eight.
Logo
Label
Small batch
Basic
Est. 2026
Website
BasicWork   About   Contact
Basic
A short line of supporting copy that shows how the headline sits above running text on a real page.
Get started
Business card
Basic
Studio · hello@yourname.com · +27 82 000 0000
Shop sign
Basic
T-shirt
Basic
Coffee cup
Basic
Social post
yourbrand
Basic
Tote bag
Basic

About Basic

Foundry: Sorkin Type Co Basic is a low contrast san serif text face. Basic mixes familiar forms with a hint of novelty. It is is easy to read and is slightly elegant. Basic can be used from small sizes to larger display settings. Source files are available from github.com/EbenSorkin/Basic . To contribute to the project, contact Eben Sorkin . Updated August 2014: Sorkin Type Co extended the character set and improved the hinting.

Free for personal and commercial use, in print, on the web and in apps. You may not sell the font files on their own. Read the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Feels
Category
Sans serif
Weights
400
Styles
normal
Languages
latin, latin-ext
Licence
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Price
Free
Source
Project repository

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Use Basic on your website

Served by Google Fonts, or host the files yourself with the web download.

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Basic:wght@400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
font-family: "Basic", sans-serif;
Download the web pack (WOFF2 + fonts.css)

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