Glegoo

serif · Designed by Eduardo Tunni

Glegoo: Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

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Glegoo is a sturdy, upright serif with a slightly condensed structure and even stroke contrast. It reads as formal without being stiff, and its letterforms have a clean, ink-on-paper quality that feels grounded rather than decorative. The x-height is solid, which helps legibility at smaller sizes, and the serifs are well-defined without being overly sharp. It carries a traditional editorial personality that still works in digital contexts, sitting somewhere between a workhorse text face and a modest display font.

Glegoo works well as a body or reading font for long-form content like blog posts, online magazines, or documentation where readability over extended paragraphs is important. It also suits small-to-medium publishing projects such as self-published books or academic-style reports where a classic serif feel is expected without paying for a premium typeface. For UI contexts, it can function as a secondary text style in apps or dashboards that want to signal reliability and seriousness, particularly in legal, financial, or educational software where trust and clarity are priorities.

Best suited for: Consider Glegoo for long-form digital reading, academic publishing, professional documentation, and editorial layouts where traditional serif credibility enhances content authority.

Design considerations: Glegoo's condensed structure and solid x-height support sustained readability across body text and smaller sizes. The available weights—regular and bold—provide functional hierarchy options for editorial and UI applications without requiring extensive typographic variation.

Pairing guidance: Pair Glegoo's traditional serif presence with Playfair Display for contrasting display hierarchy in editorial designs, Lato's geometric sans-serif for accessible UI and body-text balance in digital products, or Caveat's handwriting style to introduce warmth and personality in layouts that benefit from tonal contrast.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Caveat

Glegoo at a glance

Designer

Eduardo Tunni

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

January 2012

Last updated

June 2025

Styles

2 (2 weights)

Classification

Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 2 Glegoo styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123

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

Devanagari (sample)

अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ए ऐ ओ औ क ख ग घ च छ ज झ ट ठ ड ढ त थ द ध न प फ ब भ म

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 Glegoo support?

Glegoo includes 3 character sets:

  • Devanagari: Hindi, Marathi, Nepali and Sanskrit
  • 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 Glegoo commercially?

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

Is Glegoo free for commercial use?

Yes. Glegoo 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 Glegoo include?

Glegoo includes 2 weights, from Regular (400) to Bold (700). There are no italic styles.

Does Glegoo support Cyrillic?

No. Glegoo supports Devanagari, Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Glegoo?

Glegoo was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It was added to Google Fonts in January 2012.