Yanone Kaffeesatz Regular Font

Yanone Kaffeesatz family consisting of 4 fonts
Yanone Kaffeesatz Regular YanoneWebsite OpenTypePersonal useUpdated
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YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular.otf

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Yanone Kaffeesatz font by Yanone is a free condensed sans serif typeface with a tall, narrow profile that saves space without feeling squeezed. Its rounded corners and slightly quirky curves keep it warm and approachable, like hand-painted lettering on a café window translated into clean digital form. Headlines feel assertive yet friendly, and the tight rhythm of the letters makes even long words stack neatly in crowded layouts.

Using Yanone Kaffeesatz, you can squeeze strong typography into slim banners, coffee shop menus, social media posts, product packaging, event posters, and app headers where every pixel counts. This free font shines when you want big impact in narrow columns or vertical layouts, especially at larger sizes. For longer copy, pair it with a neutral open sans serif set smaller to let Yanone Kaffeesatz handle the characterful titles and labels.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2010, Yanone (http://yanone.de/typedesign/). All rights reserved.
This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
Font family
Yanone Kaffeesatz Regular
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
YN: YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular: 2010
Full font name
Yanone Kaffeesatz Regular
Name table version
Version 1.002
Postscript font name
YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular
Trademark notice
Yanone Kaffeesatz is a trademark of Yanone
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Yanone Kaffeesatz was first published in 2004 and is Yanone's first ever finished typeface. Its Bold is reminiscent of 1920s coffee house typography, while the rather thin fonts bridge the gap to present times. Lacking self confidence and knowledge about the type scene Yanone decided to publish the family for free under a Creative Commons License. A decision that should turn out one of the best he ever made. It has been downloaded over 100,000 times to date from this website alone, and you can witness Kaffeesatz use on German fresh-water gyms, Dubai mall promos and New Zealand McDonald's ads. And of course on coffee and foodstuff packaging and cafe design around the globe. In 2009 he reworked much of the typeface and it got published in FontShop's FontFont Library under the new name FF Kava. You can read more about it in an extensive article by Yves Peters on the FontFeed.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2010-05-14
Revision1
Glyph count251
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightSemi-light
WidthCondensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
YanoneKaffeesatz-Regular.otf
YanoneKaffeesatz-Thin.otf
YanoneKaffeesatz-Light.otf
YanoneKaffeesatz-Bold.otf
Yanone Kaffeesatz Thin YanoneWebsite OpenTypePersonal useUpdated
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YanoneKaffeesatz-Thin.otf
Yanone Kaffeesatz Light YanoneWebsite OpenTypePersonal useUpdated
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YanoneKaffeesatz-Light.otf
Yanone Kaffeesatz Bold YanoneWebsite OpenTypePersonal useUpdated
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YanoneKaffeesatz-Bold.otf