Mena Grotesk Font

Mena Grotesk is a sans serif font designed by Alexis Navarro Miranda and published by Compañía Tipográfica de Chile (2018). It has a clean, no-nonsense look that fits modern brands and websites. You get 12 styles in one free ZIP, and the preview above lets you test each one before you download.

Mena Grotesk Font Details

• Designer: Alexis Navarro Miranda
• Publisher: Compañía Tipográfica de Chile
• Year: 2018 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Sans serif font
• Font styles: 12 (Book, Regular, Thin, Thin Italic, UltraLight, Light, UltraLight Italic, Light Italic, Book Italic, Regular Italic, Medium and Medium Italic)
• Weights: Light (300) to Medium (500)
• Glyphs: 891 in the Book style
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian
• OpenType features: Ligatures (including optional ones), stylistic alternates, 7 stylistic sets, small caps, old-style numbers and fractions
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.800
• Download: Free ZIP (1.6 MB) with 20 OTF files

What You Can Type With Mena Grotesk

Mena Grotesk 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. Of its 891 glyphs, about 428 are not on your keyboard at all. That is where the alternates explained below live.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Mena Grotesk

Mena Grotesk has stylistic alternates, 7 stylistic sets and 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. Microsoft Word can switch on stylistic sets in the Font dialog under Advanced. 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. Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape.

Where Mena Grotesk Works Best

Mena Grotesk is a natural fit 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.

Mena Grotesk Font FAQs

Is Mena Grotesk font free to download?

Yes, Mena Grotesk is a free download here (free ZIP (1.6 MB) with 20 OTF files), no sign-up needed. For commercial projects, read the license note on this page first, since that's set by the designer.

Who designed Mena Grotesk font?

Mena Grotesk was designed by Alexis Navarro Miranda and published by Compañía Tipográfica de Chile. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2018.

How do I install Mena Grotesk on Windows or Mac?

Unzip the download first. On Windows, right-click the font file and choose Install. On a Mac, double-click it and click Install Font. 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 Mena Grotesk.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Mena Grotesk?

They are OpenType features, so pick them from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop, or the OpenType settings in Figma. Canva and Cricut can't reach them directly; design the word in a desktop app and import it as an SVG.

Can I use Mena Grotesk 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 Mena Grotesk support accented letters?

Yes. Mena Grotesk 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 Mena Grotesk?

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