Stick

sans-serif · Designed by Fontworks Inc.

Stick: Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

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Stick is a Japanese-influenced sans-serif typeface with an ultra-thin, uniform stroke weight that gives it a distinctly minimalist and architectural quality. The letterforms are upright and structured, borrowing from the aesthetic sensibility of Japanese brush and gothic type traditions, but interpreted through a modern, geometric lens. Its extreme thinness makes it feel light and precise rather than delicate or fragile. The overall personality is cool, restrained, and slightly editorial, with enough visual uniqueness to stand out without being decorative or ornate.

Stick works well in contexts where a clean, high-style aesthetic is the goal. It suits branding for fashion labels, beauty products, or design studios where a minimal and sophisticated tone is needed, particularly for logos or wordmarks at larger sizes. It also functions well as a display heading font in editorial or magazine layouts where contrast between type weights is part of the visual system. Additionally, it can be used in landing pages or portfolio sites as a statement headline font, where the surrounding content is spare and the type itself is allowed to carry visual weight through scale rather than thickness.

Best suited for: Consider Stick for high-impact branding, editorial headlines, and display contexts where minimalist sophistication and visual restraint are priorities over extended text.

Design considerations: The single regular weight limits typographic hierarchy options, making it most effective at larger scales where stroke definition remains clear. Its geometric precision and uniform thinness work best in layouts with generous whitespace and deliberate visual pacing.

Pairing guidance: Pair Stick with Noto Serif to anchor extended text while maintaining editorial sophistication, Source Sans 3 to create refined sans-serif hierarchy with weight variation, or DM Mono to introduce technical precision and contrast in layouts that benefit from multiple typographic voices.

Pairs well with

Noto Serif Source Sans 3 DM Mono

Stick at a glance

Designer

Fontworks Inc.

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

December 2020

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Sans Serif · Display

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Stick styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Stick 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 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Cyrillic (sample)

А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я а б в г д е ж з и й к л м н

Japanese (sample)

あ い う え お か き く け こ ア イ ウ エ オ カ キ ク ケ コ 日 本 語 文 字

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 Stick support?

Stick includes 4 character sets:

  • Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
  • Japanese: Japanese kana and kanji
  • 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

Can I use Stick commercially?

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

Is Stick free for commercial use?

Yes. Stick 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 Stick include?

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

Does Stick support Cyrillic?

Yes. Stick includes Cyrillic characters, so it works for Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian text. It also supports Japanese, Latin and Latin Extended.

Who designed Stick?

Stick was designed by Fontworks Inc.. It was added to Google Fonts in December 2020.