Author's note

SV Basic Manual, a free rounded sans by Johan Winge, has the easy, unfussy feel of hand-lettered signage. The letters are smooth and open, with soft corners and a slightly casual rhythm that keeps the font friendly rather than geometric.

It fits naturally in packaging, cafe menus, children's titles, zines, and simple brand marks where you want a plainspoken human touch. As a free font, it also works well for short headlines, cover lines, and title cards, because those broad rounded shapes keep the wording warm and approachable even in brief bursts.

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Character map

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Basic Latin - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 2004 Johan Winge
Font family
SV Basic Manual
Font subfamily
Book
Unique subfamily identification
SVI Basic Manual
Full font name
SV Basic Manual
Name table version
Version 1.00
Postscript font name
SVBasicManual
Designer
Johan Winge

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2004-01-12
Revision1
Glyph count163
Units per Em720
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
SVBasicManual.ttf
SVBasicManual-Bold.ttf