Dongle

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What do I do with this?

Just want to use the font? Click "Get this font on Google Fonts" to download it or add it directly to a document, design tool (like Canva or Photoshop), or your computer's font list.

Building a website? Click "Copy Font Code" to copy a short snippet, then paste it into your website's HTML (usually inside the <head> section) to use this font on your site.

Dongle is a narrow, rounded sans-serif with a distinctly compact and slightly playful character. Its letterforms are tightly spaced with soft terminals that give it a friendly, approachable feel without being childish. The condensed proportions make it efficient at filling vertical space, and its overall tone sits somewhere between casual and clean, making it versatile across both digital and print contexts.

Dongle works well as a display or heading font for youth-oriented brands, mobile apps, or lifestyle products where a relaxed but legible identity is needed. It suits editorial headlines in online magazines or blogs where the condensed form helps pack impact into limited horizontal space. It also fits UI contexts like labels, navigation items, or small-card headings in apps targeting a younger or creative audience where a bit of personality is acceptable.

Best suited for: Consider Dongle for compact headlines, mobile app interfaces, youth-focused branding, editorial titles, and UI labels where condensed letterforms maximize impact in limited horizontal space.

Design considerations: Dongle's three weight options (300, 700, and regular) support flexible hierarchy and emphasis within display contexts. The rounded terminals and narrow proportions work effectively at larger sizes but may benefit from careful spacing consideration in smaller applications.

Pairing guidance: Pair Dongle with Syne for cohesive geometric sans-serif combinations, Noto Sans for accessible multilingual layouts with neutral body text support, or Caveat to introduce handwritten warmth alongside Dongle's structured playfulness in editorial or branding compositions.

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Which languages does Dongle support?

Dongle includes 4 character sets:

• Korean: Korean Hangul
• 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 Dongle commercially?

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