Yarndings 20
display · Designed by Sarah Cadigan-Fried
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Yarndings 20 is a display font built around yarn and knitting-related dingbats and symbols rather than traditional letterforms. Its characters are composed of small pictographic icons that evoke craft culture, including yarn balls, needles, loops, and textile patterns. The overall feel is playful and handmade, with a warmth that speaks directly to DIY communities and creative hobbyists. It carries a cozy, tactile personality without being overly cute, making it functional as a decorative or illustrative element rather than a text face.
This font works well as a decorative border or pattern element on packaging for craft supplies, yarn shops, or handmade goods brands where visual texture is part of the identity. It can be used in editorial layouts for craft magazines or blogs as a section divider or background motif to reinforce a handmade theme without relying on actual photography. It also fits naturally into greeting cards or event materials for craft fairs and DIY workshops, where the iconographic symbols communicate the theme at a glance before any text is read.
Best suited for: Consider using Yarndings 20 for craft-focused branding, DIY event materials, decorative packaging elements, and creative editorial layouts where symbolic imagery reinforces thematic content.
Design considerations: As a display font composed entirely of pictographic symbols rather than letterforms, Yarndings 20 functions primarily as a decorative or illustrative layer rather than a primary text solution. The single regular variant offers consistent styling, making it predictable for repeated use in patterns, borders, or background textures across layouts.
Pairing guidance: Pair Yarndings 20 with Playfair Display for elegant headline contrast, Lato for clean and accessible body or supporting text, and Caveat to echo the handmade warmth of the dingbat symbols while maintaining readable communication in secondary typographic roles.
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Yarndings 20 at a glance
Sarah Cadigan-Fried
SIL Open Font License 1.1
March 2024
September 2025
1 (1 weight)
Display · Symbols
3
Google Fonts
Yarndings 20 styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Yarndings 20 character map
Which languages does Yarndings 20 support?
Yarndings 20 includes 3 character sets:
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
- Math: mathematical symbols and operators
- Symbols: arrows, shapes and other technical symbols
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Yarndings 20 commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Yarndings 20 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.