Calibre Fonts

Calibre Fonts is a sans serif font created by Kris Sowersby and released through Klim Type Foundry (2011). Simple, open letter shapes keep it easy to read at almost any size, from app buttons to big headlines. The free download includes 12 styles, and you can try every one of them with your own text in the preview above.

Calibre Fonts Font Details

• Designer: Kris Sowersby
• Publisher: Klim Type Foundry
• Year: 2011 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Sans serif font
• Font styles: 12 (Regular, Thin, Thin Italic, Light, Light Italic, Regular Italic, Medium, Medium Italic, Semibold, Bold, Semibold Italic and Bold Italic)
• Weights: Light (300) to Bold (700)
• Glyphs: 446 in the Regular style
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures and fractions
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.002
• Download: Free ZIP (404.2 KB) with 14 OTF files

What You Can Type With Calibre Fonts

Calibre Fonts covers the full alphabet in upper and lowercase, plus all ten numbers, so you can set names, dates and prices without switching fonts. 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.

Ligatures and Smart Letters in Calibre Fonts

Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape.

Where Calibre Fonts Works Best

Think of Calibre Fonts for websites, app screens and clean logos. It works for headings and body text alike. If the download has several weights, use a heavier one for titles and a lighter one for paragraphs. Because the family has more than one style, you can mix them in a single design for headings, subheadings and highlights.

More Fonts by Kris Sowersby

DafontStyle has 8 more fonts by Kris Sowersby. Here are a few:

• Tiempos Font
• Founders Grotesk Font
• Deviant Art 2000 Font
• National Font
• Kinfolk Font
• Domaine Font Family

Calibre Fonts Font FAQs

Is Calibre Fonts font free to download?

Yes. You can download Calibre Fonts for free from this page: free ZIP (404.2 KB) with 14 OTF 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.

Who designed Calibre Fonts font?

Calibre Fonts was designed by Kris Sowersby and published by Klim Type Foundry. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2011. DafontStyle has 8 more fonts by Kris Sowersby, and a few are linked above.

How do I install Calibre Fonts 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 contains OTF files, which work on Windows, Mac and in every major design app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Calibre Fonts.

Does Calibre Fonts have ligatures?

Yes. Calibre Fonts has ligatures that turn on by themselves in most design apps and browsers, so you don't need to do anything special.

Can I use Calibre Fonts 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 Calibre Fonts support accented letters?

Yes. Calibre Fonts 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 Calibre Fonts?

For more contrast, pair it with a serif like Playfair Display or Merriweather in your headings.