Savate
sans-serif · Designed by Plomb Type, Max Esnée
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Savate is a geometric sans-serif with a clean, structured appearance that leans toward the utilitarian side without feeling cold. Its letterforms are balanced and precise, giving it a modern quality that works at both display and mid-range sizes. It carries a quiet confidence rather than anything loud or decorative, making it reliable in contexts where clarity matters but personality still needs to come through. The overall rhythm is consistent and the weight feels grounded, suited to contemporary design work that needs to look polished without trying too hard.
In terms of practical applications, Savate works well as a primary typeface for tech startups or product companies that want a modern, trustworthy identity without defaulting to overused choices. It fits naturally into editorial layouts for digital magazines or content platforms where headlines need to hold attention across different screen sizes. It also performs well in UI contexts, particularly navigation elements, labels, and interface copy where legibility and a neutral but distinctive tone are priorities.
Best suited for: Savate suits tech product interfaces, digital editorial layouts, and contemporary branding where modern clarity and understated personality need to coexist without visual excess.
Design considerations: The extensive weight range from 200 to 900 supports flexible typographic hierarchies across both print and screen contexts. Its geometric construction and consistent rhythm make it adaptable to varied content scales while maintaining the neutral-but-distinctive tone described in the existing entry.
Pairing guidance: Pair Savate with Playfair Display to anchor headlines with serif elegance while keeping body copy modern, use Source Sans 3 as a secondary sans-serif for layered information hierarchies without tonal shift, or combine with Space Mono to introduce monospace rhythm in technical or code-adjacent contexts where precision reinforces meaning.
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Savate at a glance
Plomb Type, Max Esnée
SIL Open Font License 1.1
June 2025
September 2025
16 (8 weights + italics)
Yes: weight 200–900
Sans Serif · Display
2
Google Fonts
All 16 Savate styles
| Weight | Name | Upright | Italic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 900 | Black | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Savate character map
Which languages does Savate support?
Savate 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 Savate commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Savate 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.