Anek Latin

sans-serif · Designed by Ek Type

Anek Latin: A quick movement of the enemy will jeopardize five gunboats

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Anek Latin is a contemporary sans-serif with a humanist structure and a slightly technical edge. It features open letterforms, balanced stroke contrast, and a wide range of weights that give it strong versatility across sizes. The typeface has a clean, neutral character without feeling cold or mechanical, making it approachable while still carrying enough presence to hold attention. Its letterforms sit somewhere between geometric precision and organic warmth, which means it works confidently in both display settings and body copy without feeling out of place in either.

For real-world applications, Anek Latin suits tech startups and SaaS product interfaces where readability at small sizes matters and the brand needs to feel modern but not overly stylized. It also works well in editorial design for digital publications, where its weight range allows clear typographic hierarchy across headlines, subheadings, and body text within the same family. Additionally, it is a solid choice for government or civic platforms and public-facing dashboards where clarity, accessibility, and a neutral tone are priorities over personality.

Best suited for: Anek Latin works well for digital products, editorial layouts, and institutional interfaces where a modern, accessible sans-serif with strong weight range supports clear hierarchy and readability.

Design considerations: The typeface's eight weights enable flexible typographic systems from delicate to bold without switching families. Its humanist-geometric balance suits both compact UI environments and generous editorial spreads, though designers may want to test weight combinations at their specific sizes to confirm hierarchy contrast.

Pairing guidance: Pair Anek Latin with Playfair Display for editorial layouts seeking serif elegance in headlines, Source Serif 4 when a more neutral serif companion supports body text and extended reading, or DM Mono to introduce monospace rhythm in technical documentation, code samples, or data-heavy interfaces.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Source Serif 4 DM Mono

Anek Latin at a glance

Designer

Ek Type

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

February 2022

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

8 (8 weights)

Variable font

Yes: width 75–125, weight 100–800

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 8 Anek Latin 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

Anek Latin 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

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 Anek Latin support?

Anek Latin 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 Anek Latin commercially?

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

Is Anek Latin free for commercial use?

Yes. Anek Latin 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 Anek Latin include?

Anek Latin includes 8 weights, from Thin (100) to ExtraBold (800). There are no italic styles. It's also a variable font, so any weight between 100 and 800 is available.

Does Anek Latin support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Anek Latin?

Anek Latin was designed by Ek Type. It was added to Google Fonts in February 2022.