Spinnaker

sans-serif · Designed by Elena Albertoni

Spinnaker: Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz

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Spinnaker is a clean, geometric sans-serif with a slightly condensed, upright structure that gives it a modern and efficient look. Its letterforms are balanced and straightforward, without excessive personality quirks, making it easy to read while still feeling distinct enough to hold attention. The typeface carries a neutral confidence that works well at both display sizes and smaller functional text. It reads as contemporary and professional without tipping into cold or corporate territory.

Spinnaker works well for tech product branding where a clean, no-nonsense identity is needed without looking generic. It is a solid choice for editorial headers in digital publications, particularly in categories like finance, science, or lifestyle where clarity matters more than decoration. In UI design, it functions well for navigation labels, dashboard headings, and interface elements where readability at varied sizes is a practical requirement.

Best suited for: Consider Spinnaker for technology interfaces, digital editorial headers, and modern branding applications where clean legibility and contemporary efficiency are priorities.

Design considerations: The single regular weight limits typographic hierarchy options, though the geometric structure maintains clarity across display and text sizes. Its slightly condensed proportions work effectively in space-conscious layouts while preserving the openness characteristic of geometric sans-serifs.

Pairing guidance: Pair Spinnaker with Playfair Display to contrast geometric modernity with classical serif elegance for editorial layouts, Source Sans 3 to layer sans-serif weights for flexible hierarchy within cohesive contemporary design, or DM Mono to introduce monospace rhythm for technical content, code blocks, or data-heavy interfaces.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Source Sans 3 DM Mono

Spinnaker at a glance

Designer

Elena Albertoni

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

September 2011

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Sans Serif · Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Spinnaker styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker support?

Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker commercially?

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

Is Spinnaker free for commercial use?

Yes. Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker include?

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

Does Spinnaker support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Spinnaker?

Spinnaker was designed by Elena Albertoni. It was added to Google Fonts in September 2011.