Onest

Dmitri Voloshin, Andrey Kudryavtsev · 2021 · OFL-1.1 · Variable

A quiet neo-grotesque with very little to say about itself, which on a screen is usually the right amount. The apertures are closed, the rhythm is even, and the nine weights step cleanly enough that a hierarchy can be built out of weight alone. It covers Cyrillic properly rather than as a bolted-on afterthought, which is where a lot of otherwise good interface sans faces stop.

Onest at a glance

Commercial use
Yes · OFL 1.1
On a website
Yes · WOFF2 here
Variable
Yes · 9 weights
In a logo
Yes
Türkçe (ı İ ğ ş)
Yes
Italic
No

Click the text above to set it in your own words.

Size ladder

96

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

64

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

40

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

24

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

16

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

12

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

Specification

Designer
Dmitri Voloshin, Andrey Kudryavtsev
Released
2021
Category
Sans-serif
License
OFL-1.1
Commercial use
Allowed
Good for
Interfaces, Body text, Headlines, Branding
Weights
100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900
Styles
Normal
Variable
Yes
Glyphs
876
Languages
Latin, Latin Extended, Türkçe, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese
Download size
110 KB

Onest character map

780 characters in the complete font. Grouped by the alphabets it covers — every cell is a character the file really contains.

Latin109

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

Numerals

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Punctuation & symbols

  • .
  • ,
  • :
  • ;
  • !
  • ?
  • '
  • "
  • ‘
  • ’
  • “
  • ”
  • (
  • )
  • [
  • ]
  • {
  • }
  • /
  • \
  • |
  • -
  • –
  • —
  • _
  • @
  • #
  • $
  • %
  • &
  • *
  • +
  • =
  • <
  • >
  • ~
  • ^
  • `
  • €
  • £
  • ¥
  • ©
  • ®
  • °
  • §
  • •
  • …

Latin Extended195

Western European

  • À
  • Á
  • Â
  • Ã
  • Ä
  • Å
  • Æ
  • Ç
  • È
  • É
  • Ê
  • Ë
  • Ì
  • Í
  • Î
  • Ï
  • Ð
  • Ñ
  • Ò
  • Ó
  • Ô
  • Õ
  • Ö
  • Ø
  • Ù
  • Ú
  • Û
  • Ü
  • Ý
  • Þ
  • ß
  • à
  • á
  • â
  • ã
  • ä
  • å
  • æ
  • ç
  • è
  • é
  • ê
  • ë
  • ì
  • í
  • î
  • ï
  • ð
  • ñ
  • ò
  • ó
  • ô
  • õ
  • ö
  • ø
  • ù
  • ú
  • û
  • ü
  • ý
  • þ
  • ÿ

Central and Eastern European

  • Ā
  • ā
  • Ă
  • ă
  • Ą
  • ą
  • Ć
  • ć
  • Ĉ
  • ĉ
  • Ċ
  • ċ
  • Č
  • č
  • Ď
  • ď
  • Đ
  • đ
  • Ē
  • ē
  • Ĕ
  • ĕ
  • Ė
  • ė
  • Ę
  • ę
  • Ě
  • ě
  • Ĝ
  • ĝ
  • Ğ
  • ğ
  • Ġ
  • ġ
  • Ģ
  • ģ
  • Ĥ
  • ĥ
  • Ħ
  • ħ
  • Ĩ
  • ĩ
  • Ī
  • ī
  • Ĭ
  • ĭ
  • Į
  • į
  • İ
  • ı
  • IJ
  • ij
  • Ĵ
  • ĵ
  • Ķ
  • ķ
  • ĸ
  • Ĺ
  • ĺ
  • Ļ
  • ļ
  • Ľ
  • ľ
  • Ŀ
  • ŀ
  • Ł
  • ł
  • Ń
  • ń
  • Ņ
  • ņ
  • Ň
  • ň
  • ʼn
  • Ŋ
  • ŋ
  • Ō
  • ō
  • Ŏ
  • ŏ
  • Ő
  • ő
  • Œ
  • œ
  • Ŕ
  • ŕ
  • Ŗ
  • ŗ
  • Ř
  • ř
  • Ś
  • ś
  • Ŝ
  • ŝ
  • Ş
  • ş
  • Š
  • š
  • Ţ
  • ţ
  • Ť
  • ť
  • Ŧ
  • ŧ
  • Ũ
  • ũ
  • Ū
  • ū
  • Ŭ
  • ŭ
  • Ů
  • ů
  • Ű
  • ű
  • Ų
  • ų
  • Ŵ
  • ŵ
  • Ŷ
  • ŷ
  • Ÿ
  • Ź
  • ź
  • Ż
  • ż
  • Ž
  • ž
  • ſ

Romanian and other

  • Ș
  • ș
  • Ț
  • ț
  • ƒ

Türkçe15

Türkçe letters

  • Ç
  • ç
  • Ğ
  • ğ
  • I
  • ı
  • İ
  • i
  • Ö
  • ö
  • Ş
  • ş
  • Ü
  • ü

Currency

  • ₺

Cyrillic66

Uppercase

  • А
  • Б
  • В
  • Г
  • Д
  • Е
  • Ё
  • 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

Lowercase

  • а
  • б
  • в
  • г
  • д
  • е
  • ё
  • 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

Cyrillic Extended96

Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian

  • Ђ
  • Ѓ
  • Є
  • Ѕ
  • І
  • Ї
  • Ј
  • Љ
  • Њ
  • Ћ
  • Ќ
  • Ў
  • Џ
  • ђ
  • ѓ
  • є
  • ѕ
  • і
  • ї
  • ј
  • љ
  • њ
  • ћ
  • ќ
  • ў
  • џ
  • Ґ
  • ґ

Other languages written in Cyrillic

  • Ғ
  • ғ
  • Ҕ
  • ҕ
  • Җ
  • җ
  • Ҙ
  • ҙ
  • Қ
  • қ
  • Ҝ
  • ҝ
  • Ҡ
  • ҡ
  • Ң
  • ң
  • Ҥ
  • ҥ
  • Ҫ
  • ҫ
  • Ү
  • ү
  • Ұ
  • ұ
  • Ҳ
  • ҳ
  • Ҷ
  • ҷ
  • Ҹ
  • ҹ
  • Һ
  • һ
  • Ӏ
  • Ӂ
  • ӂ
  • ӏ
  • Ӑ
  • ӑ
  • Ӓ
  • ӓ
  • Ӕ
  • ӕ
  • Ӗ
  • ӗ
  • Ә
  • ә
  • Ӝ
  • ӝ
  • Ӟ
  • ӟ
  • Ӣ
  • ӣ
  • Ӥ
  • ӥ
  • Ӧ
  • ӧ
  • Ө
  • ө
  • Ӫ
  • ӫ
  • Ӯ
  • ӯ
  • Ӱ
  • ӱ
  • Ӳ
  • ӳ
  • Ӵ
  • ӵ

Vietnamese104

Base letters

  • Ă
  • ă
  • Â
  • â
  • Đ
  • đ
  • Ê
  • ê
  • Ô
  • ô
  • Ơ
  • ơ
  • Ư
  • ư

Vowels with tone marks

  • Ạ
  • ạ
  • Ả
  • ả
  • Ấ
  • ấ
  • Ầ
  • ầ
  • Ẩ
  • ẩ
  • Ẫ
  • ẫ
  • Ậ
  • ậ
  • Ắ
  • ắ
  • Ằ
  • ằ
  • Ẳ
  • ẳ
  • Ẵ
  • ẵ
  • Ặ
  • ặ
  • Ẹ
  • ẹ
  • Ẻ
  • ẻ
  • Ẽ
  • ẽ
  • Ế
  • ế
  • Ề
  • ề
  • Ể
  • ể
  • Ễ
  • ễ
  • Ệ
  • ệ
  • Ỉ
  • ỉ
  • Ị
  • ị
  • Ọ
  • ọ
  • Ỏ
  • ỏ
  • Ố
  • ố
  • Ồ
  • ồ
  • Ổ
  • ổ
  • Ỗ
  • ỗ
  • Ộ
  • ộ
  • Ớ
  • ớ
  • Ờ
  • ờ
  • Ở
  • ở
  • Ỡ
  • ỡ
  • Ợ
  • ợ
  • Ụ
  • ụ
  • Ủ
  • ủ
  • Ứ
  • ứ
  • Ừ
  • ừ
  • Ử
  • ử
  • Ữ
  • ữ
  • Ự
  • ự
  • Ỳ
  • ỳ
  • Ỵ
  • ỵ
  • Ỷ
  • ỷ
  • Ỹ
  • ỹ

Use Onest on the web

Self-hosted

You serve the file yourself. Nothing depends on this site staying up, and you get the whole character set — all Latin, Latin Extended, Türkçe, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese. The file is onest.woff2, the same one the WOFF2 button above gives you.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Onest';
  /* Take the WOFF2 button above, put onest.woff2 wherever
     you serve static files from, and point this at it. */
  src: url('/fonts/onest.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 100 900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Onest', sans-serif;
}

Hosted by us

One line, nothing to upload. Put this in your <head>:

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://thatsmyfont.com">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://thatsmyfont.com/fontfiles/onest.css">

Then use it in your CSS:

body {
  font-family: 'Onest', sans-serif;
}

One thing to know: the file we host is cut down to Latin characters so pages load quickly. Onest also covers Türkçe, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese, and for those you need the download and the self-hosted route.

Questions

Is Onest free for commercial use?
Yes. Onest is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use with no fee and no attribution requirement. You can use it in client work, in products you sell, on the web and in print. The one thing you may not do is sell the font file on its own. The licence is inside the download.
Can I use Onest in a logo?
Yes. The licence covers the font software, not the artwork you make with it, so a logo set in Onest belongs to you — including if you later register it as a trademark. You do not need permission and you do not owe anything to Dmitri Voloshin, Andrey Kudryavtsev. What the licence stops you doing is redistributing the font file itself as a product.
How do I install Onest?
Download the zip and unzip it. On a Mac, select the 1 font file inside and open them, then press Install Font. On Windows, select them, right-click and choose Install. Restart any application that was already open before it will show up. Onest is a variable font: the single file carries all 9 weights at once. Some older software — Word, Canva, and Photoshop before 2018 — reads only the one weight the file defaults to, and for Onest that is the regular weight. If that happens, use the Static download on this page instead: it has 9 ordinary files, one per weight, and works everywhere.
Does Onest support Turkish?
Yes. Onest includes the characters Türkçe needs that plain Latin does not — the dotless ı, the dotted İ, and ğ, ş, ü, ö and ç in both cases. This was checked against the font file itself, not assumed from the fact that it covers Latin.
What languages does Onest support?
Onest covers Latin, Latin Extended, Turkish, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended and Vietnamese, across 876 glyphs. Anything outside those alphabets is not included — the character map further up this page shows exactly what you get.
Does Onest support Cyrillic?
Yes. Onest includes the Cyrillic alphabet, and the Cyrillic Extended set as well, which adds the letters for languages beyond Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Serbian. This was read from the font file itself. The complete WOFF2 and the zip both carry it; only the Latin-only web file leaves it out.
What weights does Onest come in?
Onest comes in 9 weights: Thin (100), Extra Light (200), Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), Semi Bold (600), Bold (700), Extra Bold (800) and Black (900). It is a variable font, so every one of them is in a single file and you can also set any weight in between.
Is there a smaller, Latin-only version of Onest?
Yes — the "WOFF2 · Latin only" button on this page. It is 53 KB against 82 KB for the complete file, 35% smaller, with every weight the family has still in it. It covers Latin and Latin Extended, which is everything a page in English, Turkish or a western European language sets — Türkçe included, since ı, İ, ğ and ş all live in that range. Take the complete file instead if you set Cyrillic, Greek or any alphabet outside Latin.
Where can I download Onest as WOFF2?
From the WOFF2 button on this page — the file is onest.woff2, and it is about 82 KB. It is the complete font repacked for the web rather than a cut-down copy: the same glyphs, the same spacing and the same hinting as the .ttf in the download, roughly 60% smaller. Every browser still receiving updates reads WOFF2, so it is the only web format most sites need. Google Fonts does not offer this file for download at all — it serves WOFF2 from its own servers and gives you .ttf if you ask for the family.

Onest license

OFL-1.1

You may use, modify and redistribute this font, including in commercial work. You may not sell the font file on its own, and any modified version must be released under the same license and under a different name.

Commercial use allowed

Designed by Dmitri Voloshin, Andrey Kudryavtsev

Copyright 2021 The Onest Project Authors (https://github.com/simpals/onest)

  • Taken unmodified from google/fonts
  • The licence file is inside every zip — the site will not publish a download without one
  • This page’s data last changed on 4 September 2026

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Cite this page

Onest font: licence, alphabets and downloads. Thats My Font. https://thatsmyfont.com/fonts/onest (updated 2026-09-04)

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