Alatsi

sans-serif · Designed by Spyros Zevelakis, Eben Sorkin

Alatsi: Quick zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim

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Alatsi is a geometric sans-serif with a confident, upright structure. Its letterforms are clean and moderately wide, giving it a sturdy presence without feeling heavy or aggressive. The overall tone is neutral but distinctive, sitting somewhere between utilitarian and slightly expressive. It handles display sizes well, maintaining clarity and a sense of balance that makes it easy to read at a glance. The design has a slightly retro-modern quality that feels contemporary without chasing trends.

This font works well for startup branding where a company wants to appear approachable but credible, without defaulting to overly generic options. It suits editorial headings in lifestyle or culture publications, where the design needs character but cannot distract from the content. It also fits well in mobile UI contexts for section headers or navigation labels, where legibility at medium sizes and a clean geometric structure are practical requirements rather than aesthetic choices.

Best suited for: Alatsi works well for startup branding, editorial headings in lifestyle publications, and mobile UI section headers where clean geometry and moderate widths support both legibility and distinctive character.

Design considerations: As a geometric sans-serif with only a regular variant, Alatsi offers consistent visual weight across applications but may require careful hierarchy planning in layouts demanding multiple font weights. Its slightly retro-modern quality and sturdy presence suit contemporary design contexts where neutral distinctiveness is preferred over trend-driven aesthetics.

Pairing guidance: Pair Alatsi with Playfair Display for editorial layouts where geometric headlines benefit from serif body text elegance, with Lato for flexible hierarchies across digital and print where weight variety enhances readability, and with DM Mono for technical or interface contexts where monospace code or data complements geometric UI labels.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato DM Mono

Alatsi at a glance

Designer

Spyros Zevelakis, Eben Sorkin

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

November 2019

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Alatsi styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Alatsi 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 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

Vietnamese (sample)

Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ặ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ệ Ỉ Ị Ọ Ỏ Ố Ồ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ụ Ủ Ư Ứ Ừ Ự Ỳ Ỵ

Which languages does Alatsi support?

Alatsi includes 4 character sets:

  • 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
  • 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 Alatsi commercially?

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

Is Alatsi free for commercial use?

Yes. Alatsi 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 Alatsi include?

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

Does Alatsi support Cyrillic?

No. Alatsi supports Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Alatsi?

Alatsi was designed by Spyros Zevelakis, Eben Sorkin. It was added to Google Fonts in November 2019.