Jaro

sans-serif · Designed by Agyei Archer, Céline Hurka, Mirko Velimirović

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Jaro is a geometric sans-serif with a compact, upright structure and consistent stroke weight. It reads as clean and direct without being cold, sitting somewhere between utilitarian and approachable. The letterforms have a slightly condensed feel that gives it a strong presence at large sizes, and its uniformity makes it easy to process quickly. It carries a contemporary, tech-adjacent personality without leaning into the overused futuristic tropes of similar typefaces.

Because of its strong legibility at display sizes and its neutral but confident tone, Jaro works well as a heading or logo typeface for startups, apps, and SaaS products that want to look modern and trustworthy. It would also suit editorial layouts where section headers or pull quotes need to hold visual weight without overwhelming body text. Additionally, it functions well in UI contexts like dashboards or navigation labels where clarity and a clean visual rhythm matter more than expressive personality.

Best suited for: Jaro suits headlines, logos, and interface labels for digital products, editorial layouts, and branding contexts where modern clarity and visual confidence are priorities.

Design considerations: As a single-weight geometric sans-serif, Jaro's uniform stroke and compact proportions create strong presence at display scales but may benefit from pairing with a more flexible typeface for extended text. Its contemporary, tech-forward character works across diverse industries while maintaining a grounded, approachable tone rather than experimental personality.

Pairing guidance: Pair Jaro with Space Grotesk for a cohesive sans-serif system offering typographic flexibility across scales, with Lora to introduce serif warmth and contrast for editorial contexts mixing headlines and body copy, or with DM Mono to reinforce technical clarity in interface-heavy or code-adjacent designs.

Pairs well with

Space Grotesk Lora DM Mono

Jaro at a glance

Designer

Agyei Archer, Céline Hurka, Mirko Velimirović

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

March 2024

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Variable font

Yes: optical size 6–72

Classification

Sans Serif · Display

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Jaro styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Jaro 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 Jaro support?

Jaro 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 Jaro commercially?

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

Is Jaro free for commercial use?

Yes. Jaro 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 Jaro include?

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

Does Jaro support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Jaro?

Jaro was designed by Agyei Archer, Céline Hurka, Mirko Velimirović. It was added to Google Fonts in March 2024.