Balgor Font

Balgor is a serif font (2021). It has the traditional, bookish feel of type you see in novels, newspapers and long-established brands. You can download it for free and test it with your own words in the preview above.

Balgor Font Details

• Year: 2021 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Serif font
• Font styles: 1 (Regular)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 357
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures (including optional ones)
• Extra characters: 57 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.005
• Download: Free ZIP (132.3 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files

What You Can Type With Balgor

With complete upper and lowercase letters and all ten digits, Balgor is ready for real wording, not just a single headline. Everyday marks like &, !, ? and @ are there too. Thanks to its accented letters, it also works for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, not just English.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Balgor

Balgor has optional ligatures built in as OpenType features. In Illustrator and InDesign, open the Glyphs panel (Window > Type) and select a letter to see its alternates. In Photoshop, use Window > Glyphs. Figma shows them under the text settings as OpenType features. Canva and Cricut Design Space can't reach OpenType alternates, so for those, set the word in a desktop app first and import it as an SVG. Another 57 alternates are stored as separate characters, so you can copy them from Character Map on Windows or Font Book on a Mac and paste them anywhere, including Cricut Design Space and Canva. Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape.

Where Balgor Works Best

Think of Balgor for book covers, magazine headlines and classic branding. Serif fonts shine in headlines and printed text. For long paragraphs on phones, check that it still reads well at small sizes.

Balgor Font FAQs

Is Balgor font free to download?

Yes. You can download Balgor for free from this page: free ZIP (132.3 KB) with one OTF and one TTF files. Free to download doesn't always mean free for business use, so check the license section on this page before you use it in anything you sell.

How do I install Balgor on Windows or Mac?

Extract the ZIP file, then open the font file inside it. Click Install on Windows or Install Font on a Mac. The ZIP has both OTF and TTF versions of the same font. Install only one of them (OTF is the better pick for Adobe apps), because installing both can show duplicate names in your font list. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Balgor.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Balgor?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 57 are separate characters you can copy from Character Map (Windows) or Font Book (Mac) and paste into any app, Cricut and Canva included.

Can I use Balgor in Canva and Cricut?

Canva lets you upload it on Pro, Teams and other plans with font uploads (Brand Kit > Upload a font); free accounts can't upload fonts. For Cricut Design Space, install it on your computer first and it shows up under System fonts.

Does Balgor support accented letters?

Yes. Balgor includes the accented letters needed for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, so it works for more than just English.

What fonts pair well with Balgor?

A neutral sans serif like Lato or Source Sans Pro is a safe partner for captions and smaller text.