Lexend Peta
sans-serif · Designed by Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez, Superunion
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Lexend Peta is an ultra-wide, heavy sans-serif typeface with an extremely expanded horizontal stance that immediately commands attention. Its letterforms are bold and open, with generous spacing and a modern geometric sensibility that makes it feel confident and direct. The extra-wide proportions give it a distinctive industrial quality without sacrificing legibility at large sizes. It is part of the Lexend family, originally designed to reduce visual stress, but at this weight and width it reads more as a display-first typeface built for impact rather than extended reading.
Lexend Peta works well in contexts where a single word or short phrase needs to dominate a layout. It suits large-format advertising and out-of-home campaigns where text needs to fill space and register quickly from a distance. Brand identities in tech, fashion, or streetwear that want a bold, unconventional typographic presence could use it effectively as a primary wordmark or logotype element. It also fits well in editorial design for magazine covers or section headers where visual hierarchy depends on typographic scale and weight rather than imagery alone.
Best suited for: Consider Lexend Peta for high-impact display applications including advertising headlines, brand logotypes, magazine covers, and environmental graphics where commanding presence and quick visual registration matter most.
Design considerations: The nine available weights from 100 to 900 offer considerable flexibility for establishing typographic hierarchy within display-focused layouts, though the ultra-wide proportions remain most effective at larger scales. Its geometric construction and open letterforms maintain legibility across the weight range despite the extreme horizontal expansion.
Pairing guidance: Pair Lexend Peta's bold display role with Lato for supporting body text and secondary information, Bebas Neue for complementary headlines or accent text that shares geometric sensibility, and DM Mono for technical content, captions, or data-driven elements that benefit from monospace clarity.
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Lexend Peta at a glance
Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez, Superunion
SIL Open Font License 1.1
August 2019
September 2025
9 (9 weights)
Yes: weight 100–900
Sans Serif
3
Google Fonts
All 9 Lexend Peta styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Thin | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 900 | Black | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Lexend Peta character map
Which languages does Lexend Peta support?
Lexend Peta includes 3 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
- Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Lexend Peta commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Lexend Peta 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.