serif

Vollkorn

Vollkorn was created by Friedrich Althausen and released openly in 2005, making it one of the earlier serious open-source text serifs. The name — German for wholegrain — reflects the author's intention: a sturdy, unpretentious type suited to everyday reading rather than display performance. Its old-style characteristics include moderate contrast, angled stress, and bracketed serifs, but the design has been progressively extended and refined over many years into a variable font spanning six weights. Vollkorn includes a full italic across all weights and performs reliably in both screen and print environments, making it a practical choice for publications that span both media.

Preview

A sturdy old-style for reading, screen and print.

Faces

  • Regular The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
  • Italic The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
  • Bold The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

How to use

CSS usage 
@import url("https://fonts.wayscloud.eu/fonts/vollkorn/style.css");

body { font-family: "Vollkorn", Georgia, serif; }

License

OFL-1.1
SIL Open Font License 1.1

Free to use, bundle, and redistribute, including in commercial products. Modifications require a different name if the font has a Reserved Font Name.

Contains a Reserved Font Name: modified versions must be released under a different name.

Bundled license text · Upstream

Source

Upstream: https://github.com/FAlthausen/Vollkorn-Typeface · Version: latest