Headland One

serif · Designed by Gary Lonergan

Headland One: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Headland One is a serif typeface with a sturdy, classical structure balanced by moderate contrast between thick and thin strokes. It carries a traditional editorial feel without feeling stiff or overly formal. The letterforms are well-proportioned with clean serifs that give it authority and readability at display sizes. It sits comfortably between old-style and transitional serif classifications, lending it a sense of reliability and measured sophistication rather than decorative flair.

This font works well as a headline typeface for editorial and magazine-style websites where a strong typographic voice is needed without resorting to something overly decorative. It suits branding for businesses in law, finance, publishing, or heritage industries where trustworthiness and professionalism need to come through clearly. It also performs well in print-inspired web layouts, landing page headers, and content-driven blogs where the headline needs to anchor the page and guide the reader's eye without competing with body text.

Best suited for: Magazine headers, editorial layouts, professional branding for law and finance sectors, heritage industry websites, and print-inspired landing pages requiring authoritative typographic presence.

Design considerations: Headland One's single regular variant suits straightforward headline applications but may benefit from pairing with a more flexible typeface for varied typographic hierarchy. Its moderate stroke contrast and classical proportions work effectively at larger display sizes while maintaining legibility in editorial contexts.

Pairing guidance: Pair Headland One with Playfair Display for layered editorial sophistication where both fonts share serif authority but Playfair adds decorative contrast, Source Serif 4 for body text continuity within an all-serif system with extended weight options, or DM Sans for contemporary contrast that balances Headland One's traditional structure with clean, accessible sans-serif functionality.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Source Serif 4 DM Sans

Headland One at a glance

Designer

Gary Lonergan

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

May 2012

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Serif

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Headland One styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

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

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 Headland One support?

Headland One includes 2 character sets:

  • 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 Headland One commercially?

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

Is Headland One free for commercial use?

Yes. Headland One 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 Headland One include?

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

Does Headland One support Cyrillic?

No. Headland One supports Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Headland One?

Headland One was designed by Gary Lonergan. It was added to Google Fonts in May 2012.