Snowburst One

display · Designed by Annet Stirling

Snowburst One: A quick movement of the enemy will jeopardize five gunboats

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Snowburst One is a bold display typeface with a chunky, rounded structure and a distinctive inline snow effect built into its letterforms. The characters have a playful, slightly retro feel, with thick strokes and a decorative quality that immediately draws the eye. It reads as festive and seasonal without being overly cartoonish, sitting somewhere between a novelty display font and a functional headline face. The overall impression is warm and celebratory, suited to contexts where you want impact and a touch of whimsy rather than corporate precision.

This font works well for winter or holiday campaign branding, where its built-in texture saves designers from layering separate effects. It is a natural fit for event posters, seasonal retail promotions, and packaging headings where the goal is instant visual recognition at large sizes. It could also be used effectively for children's media or entertainment branding, such as a holiday show title card or a festive app splash screen, where the decorative letterforms do a lot of storytelling on their own without requiring additional illustration.

Best suited for: Holiday campaigns, seasonal retail promotions, event posters, and festive packaging where bold visual impact and decorative letterforms drive immediate recognition.

Design considerations: As a single-weight display font, Snowburst One works best at larger sizes where its inline texture and rounded forms remain legible and impactful. The playful, retro character suggests pairing with complementary typefaces that either ground the design with neutrality or enhance its celebratory tone.

Pairing guidance: Fjalla One offers geometric sans-serif stability for body text and supporting hierarchy, Lato provides versatile sans-serif functionality across multiple weights for flexible layout needs, and Pacifico contributes handwriting warmth that complements Snowburst One's festive personality while maintaining readable contrast in secondary applications.

Pairs well with

Fjalla One Lato Pacifico

Snowburst One at a glance

Designer

Annet Stirling

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

November 2012

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Snowburst One styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Snowburst One 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 Snowburst One support?

Snowburst One 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 Snowburst One commercially?

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

Is Snowburst One free for commercial use?

Yes. Snowburst One 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 Snowburst One include?

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

Does Snowburst One support Cyrillic?

No. Snowburst One supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Snowburst One?

Snowburst One was designed by Annet Stirling. It was added to Google Fonts in November 2012.