Climate Crisis

display · Designed by Daniel Coull, Eino Korkala

Climate Crisis: The five boxing wizards jump quickly

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Climate Crisis is a variable display typeface with a striking visual hook: its letterforms are designed to gradually shift from a standard, upright style to a condensed, stressed form, simulating the visual distortion associated with environmental urgency. The font carries a bold, attention-grabbing personality rooted in purpose rather than decoration. Its design makes it feel active and charged, like something is happening or changing within the type itself. It works best at large sizes where that tension is visible, and it reads as contemporary, slightly confrontational, and mission-driven without leaning into cheap gimmickry.

Climate Crisis works well for environmental nonprofits and advocacy organizations that need headline typography with a built-in sense of urgency and relevance. It suits editorial layouts in magazines or digital publications covering sustainability, climate policy, or social impact, where the header type needs to carry some weight beyond aesthetics. It also fits well in campaign branding for events, awareness initiatives, or activist-driven product launches where the font itself becomes part of the message. In all these contexts, it should be used sparingly at display sizes and paired with clean, neutral typefaces that let it breathe.

Best suited for: Consider Climate Crisis for environmental campaigns, advocacy headlines, and editorial covers where typographic urgency reinforces messaging about sustainability and social impact.

Design considerations: The font's single regular variant works best at large display scales where its shifting letterforms remain legible and visually compelling. Its bold, mission-driven personality benefits from restrained use within layouts that allow sufficient breathing room around the type.

Pairing guidance: Pair Climate Crisis with Oswald for structured, geometric support in headlines and subheadings, Source Sans 3 for flexible body and supporting text across weights and styles, and DM Mono for technical content, data visualization, or code-related editorial contexts where monospace clarity complements the display font's intensity.

Pairs well with

Oswald Source Sans 3 DM Mono

Climate Crisis at a glance

Designer

Daniel Coull, Eino Korkala

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

September 2022

Last updated

March 2026

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Variable font

Yes: YEAR 1979–2050

Classification

Display

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Climate Crisis styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Climate Crisis 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

Cyrillic Extended (sample)

Ґ Є Ї Ў Ғ Қ Ң Ү Ұ Һ Ә Ө

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 Climate Crisis support?

Climate Crisis includes 4 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
  • 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 Climate Crisis commercially?

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

Is Climate Crisis free for commercial use?

Yes. Climate Crisis 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 Climate Crisis include?

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

Does Climate Crisis support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Climate Crisis?

Climate Crisis was designed by Daniel Coull, Eino Korkala. It was added to Google Fonts in September 2022.