Cuprum

sans-serif · Designed by Jovanny Lemonad

Cuprum: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Cuprum is a sans-serif typeface with a condensed, slightly geometric structure that leans toward the utilitarian side. Its letterforms are clean and upright with moderate stroke contrast, giving it a professional and no-nonsense appearance. The font carries a somewhat industrial quality without feeling cold or mechanical, making it easy to read at display sizes while still holding up reasonably well in medium-length text blocks. It has enough character to stand out from generic grotesques but stays neutral enough to work across a range of contexts without drawing too much attention to itself.

Cuprum works well as a heading font for news or editorial websites where a straightforward, functional look is needed without resorting to a generic system font. It fits naturally in branding for technology companies, civic organizations, or professional services that want a clean identity with a subtle sense of structure and reliability. It also performs well in UI contexts, particularly for dashboard headers, navigation labels, and category titles where compact, legible letterforms help organize information efficiently without wasting space.

Best suited for: Consider Cuprum for editorial headlines, technology branding, dashboard interfaces, and professional service websites requiring clean, space-efficient typography with structural clarity.

Design considerations: The font's eight weight and italic variants support flexible typographic hierarchies across editorial and interface contexts. Its condensed proportions and moderate stroke contrast balance utilitarian function with enough distinctive character to avoid appearing generic in contemporary design applications.

Pairing guidance: Pair Cuprum's geometric sans-serif structure with Playfair Display for editorial layouts where classical serif elegance contrasts with modern headlines, with Lora for professional content balancing contemporary body text against structured headings, or with Oswald when reinforcing a unified sans-serif system with complementary weight and condensed characteristics.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lora Oswald

Cuprum at a glance

Designer

Jovanny Lemonad

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

April 2012

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

8 (4 weights + italics)

Variable font

Yes: weight 400–700

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

5

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 8 Cuprum styles

Weight Name Upright Italic
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
500 Medium Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
600 SemiBold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123

Cuprum 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 (sample)

А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я а б в г д е ж з и й к л м н

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 Cuprum support?

Cuprum includes 5 character sets:

  • Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
  • 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

Can I use Cuprum commercially?

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

Is Cuprum free for commercial use?

Yes. Cuprum 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 Cuprum include?

Cuprum includes 4 weights, from Regular (400) to Bold (700), each with a matching italic, for 8 styles in total. It's also a variable font, so any weight between 400 and 700 is available.

Does Cuprum support Cyrillic?

Yes. Cuprum includes Cyrillic characters, so it works for Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian text. It also supports Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

Who designed Cuprum?

Cuprum was designed by Jovanny Lemonad. It was added to Google Fonts in April 2012.