Ysabeau Infant
sans-serif · Designed by Christian Thalmann
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Ysabeau Infant is a humanist sans-serif with soft, rounded stroke endings and a gentle rhythm that feels approachable without being childish. It draws from calligraphic proportions, giving individual letterforms a slight warmth and personality that distinguishes it from more rigid geometric or grotesque sans-serifs. The typeface has moderate contrast, comfortable spacing, and an overall tone that sits somewhere between friendly and professional. It reads clearly at smaller sizes while retaining enough character to hold attention in display settings.
This makes Ysabeau Infant a reasonable fit for children's educational platforms or family-oriented apps where readability and approachability both matter. It also works well for wellness, lifestyle, or personal care branding that wants to feel human and considered rather than corporate or cold. Editorial use is another solid option, particularly for online magazines or blogs targeting general audiences where the text needs to stay inviting across long reading sessions without drawing too much attention to itself.
Best suited for: Educational interfaces, wellness branding, lifestyle apps, and editorial content where approachable readability and gentle personality support extended engagement without formality.
Design considerations: The extensive weight range from 100 to 900 supports flexible hierarchy and emphasis across diverse layouts and screen sizes. Calligraphic proportions and rounded terminals work effectively in body text while maintaining enough distinction for headlines, though the humanist character may benefit from restraint in all-caps settings.
Pairing guidance: Pair Ysabeau Infant with Playfair Display for editorial layouts where serif elegance anchors headlines while the sans-serif carries approachable body text, with Lora as an alternative serif offering similar contrast with slightly more reserve, or use DM Mono to introduce technical clarity and rhythm in code samples, data displays, or interface labels within content-heavy designs.
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Ysabeau Infant at a glance
Christian Thalmann
SIL Open Font License 1.1
June 2023
September 2025
22 (11 weights + italics)
Yes: weight 1–1000
Sans Serif
8
Google Fonts
All 22 Ysabeau Infant styles
| Weight | Name | Upright | Italic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 100 | Thin | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 900 | Black | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 1000 | ExtraBlack | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Ysabeau Infant character map
Which languages does Ysabeau Infant support?
Ysabeau Infant includes 8 character sets:
- Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
- Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
- Greek: modern Greek
- 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
- Math: mathematical symbols and operators
- Symbols: arrows, shapes and other technical symbols
- Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks
Can I use Ysabeau Infant commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Ysabeau Infant 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.