Offside

display · Designed by Eduardo Tunni

Offside: Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

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Offside is a bold, condensed display typeface with a strong geometric structure and a slightly mechanical edge. Its letterforms are tight and upright, giving it a sense of urgency and energy without feeling chaotic. The design leans into sport and action aesthetics, with clean lines that read well at large sizes. It carries a confident, no-nonsense personality that sits comfortably in the space between aggressive and modern.

Offside works well for sports team branding, tournament graphics, and athletic merchandise where a strong visual punch is needed at a glance. It is also a practical choice for gaming interfaces or esports event titles, where the condensed width allows for long team or event names without taking up excessive horizontal space. Editorial use cases like section headers in sports journalism or fitness publications are another natural fit, where the font reinforces the subject matter without requiring additional design work to establish tone.

Best suited for: Offside suits sports branding, esports graphics, athletic merchandise, gaming interfaces, and sports journalism headers where bold impact and readability at large sizes are priorities.

Design considerations: As a display typeface, Offside is optimized for headlines and prominent text rather than body copy. The single regular variant and condensed proportions make it particularly effective for fitting longer names or titles into constrained horizontal spaces while maintaining visual presence.

Pairing guidance: Pair Offside with Bebas Neue for coordinated geometric display impact, Source Sans 3 for flexible body text and supporting hierarchy across multiple weights, or Kalam for humanized contrast that softens the mechanical edge while maintaining contemporary appeal.

Pairs well with

Bebas Neue Source Sans 3 Kalam

Offside at a glance

Designer

Eduardo Tunni

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

October 2012

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Offside styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Offside character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Offside support?

Offside includes 2 character sets:

  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
  • Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Offside commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Offside is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Offside FAQ

Is Offside free for commercial use?

Yes. Offside is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Offside include?

Offside comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Offside support Cyrillic?

No. Offside supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Offside?

Offside was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It was added to Google Fonts in October 2012.