Overlock

display · Designed by Dario Manuel Muhafara

Overlock: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Overlock is a rounded display typeface with a friendly, informal character. Its letterforms have a slightly quirky energy, with soft terminals and moderate contrast that keep it readable at larger sizes without feeling stiff or corporate. The overall impression is approachable and upbeat, sitting somewhere between playful and professional. It works best at display sizes where its personality can come through, and it holds together well across weights, giving designers some flexibility without losing its core tone.

Overlock is a reasonable choice for children's educational platforms or family-oriented apps where a warm, non-threatening look matters. It also fits well in food and lifestyle branding, particularly for smaller businesses that want a handcrafted or artisan feel without going fully into script territory. For editorial use, Overlock can handle section headers or pull quotes in magazines or blogs that have an informal, conversational voice, especially in lifestyle, wellness, or creative content categories where strict geometric or serif fonts would feel out of place.

Best suited for: Children's educational content, family-oriented apps, food and lifestyle branding for artisan businesses, and informal editorial headers in lifestyle or wellness publications.

Design considerations: Overlock's rounded forms and soft terminals maintain readability across its six available weights, from regular through 900, supporting flexible hierarchy in display contexts. The typeface's quirky yet approachable character works best when given generous sizing, where its personality strengthens rather than diminishes the visual impact.

Pairing guidance: Pair Overlock with Raleway for clean, modern sans-serif body text that won't compete with the display font's personality, Merriweather for serif-based editorial layouts that need warmth and formality in longer passages, or Caveat to reinforce a handcrafted aesthetic when both display and accent elements benefit from informal, human-drawn qualities.

Pairs well with

Raleway Merriweather Caveat

Overlock at a glance

Designer

Dario Manuel Muhafara

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

December 2011

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

6 (3 weights + italics)

Classification

Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 6 Overlock styles

Weight Name Upright Italic
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
900 Black Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123

Overlock 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 Overlock support?

Overlock 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 Overlock commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Overlock 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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Overlock FAQ

Is Overlock free for commercial use?

Yes. Overlock 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 Overlock include?

Overlock includes 3 weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900), each with a matching italic, for 6 styles in total.

Does Overlock support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Overlock?

Overlock was designed by Dario Manuel Muhafara. It was added to Google Fonts in December 2011.