Six Caps

sans-serif · Designed by Vernon Adams

Six Caps: Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

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Six Caps is an ultra-condensed, all-caps display typeface with a tall, narrow profile and clean geometric construction. Its letterforms are tightly compressed with uniform stroke weights, giving it a bold visual presence despite its slim footprint. The style reads as modern and direct, with a slightly industrial edge that works well at large sizes. It commands attention without being decorative, making it efficient for situations where space is limited but impact is required.

Six Caps works well as a headline font for fashion or streetwear brands that want a contemporary, editorial feel without resorting to ornate styling. It suits magazine layouts and poster design where a strong typographic hierarchy is needed and multiple large headlines need to fit within a tight column or grid. In digital UI contexts, it can work for section labels, banners, or product category titles where a compact but high-impact label treatment is appropriate.

Best suited for: Consider Six Caps for headlines, labels, and titles in fashion, editorial, and digital design where compressed letterforms maximize impact within minimal horizontal space.

Design considerations: As a single-weight, all-caps display font, Six Caps works best at larger scales where its geometric construction and uniform strokes remain legible and visually striking. The ultra-condensed profile makes it particularly valuable for constrained layouts, though its narrow character may limit extended text applications.

Pairing guidance: Pair Six Caps with Bebas Neue or Oswald for complementary sans-serif hierarchies that share geometric sensibilities at different weights and widths, or combine it with Lora to contrast its industrial compression against serif warmth and typographic texture in editorial layouts.

Pairs well with

Bebas Neue Lora Oswald

Six Caps at a glance

Designer

Vernon Adams

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

February 2011

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Sans Serif · Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Six Caps styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Six Caps 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 Six Caps support?

Six Caps 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 Six Caps commercially?

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

Is Six Caps free for commercial use?

Yes. Six Caps 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 Six Caps include?

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

Does Six Caps support Cyrillic?

No. Six Caps supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Six Caps?

Six Caps was designed by Vernon Adams. It was added to Google Fonts in February 2011.