Andika, designed by Victor Gaultney, Annie Olsen, Julie Remington, Don Collingsworth, and Eric Hays of SIL International, is a free humanist sans serif with generous proportions and softly modulated strokes. Its broad capitals and open lowercase forms look calm and approachable, with gently shaped curves that avoid a rigid geometric finish.
Educational publishers and literacy-focused organizations could use it for reading materials, classroom posters, digital lessons, and family-oriented branding. The clear, friendly letters suit editorial work aimed at younger or developing readers, and their understated construction lets illustrations and instructional graphics remain central to the page.
Copyright (c) 2004-2011, SIL International (http://www.sil.org/). Licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL), with Reserved Font Names "Andika" and "SIL".
Font family
Andika
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
SILInternational: Andika: 2011
Full font name
Andika
Name table version
Version 1.002
Postscript font name
Andika
Trademark notice
Andika is a trademark of SIL International.
Manufacturer name
SIL International
Designer
Victor Gaultney, Annie Olsen, Julie Remington, Don Collingsworth, Eric Hays
Description
Copyright (c) 2004-2011 by SIL International.
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MicrosoftUnicode full repertoire
Font details
Created2011-07-15
Revision1
Glyph count4788
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals