The aim of the designer of this typeface is to create something unique for the twentieth century and that helps in creating the Avenir font. Adrian Font Frutiger designed this typeface in 1988 and this typeface inspired by the french word ‘Futura’. The meaning is ‘Future’.
Adrian felt an obligation to design a linear sans during an interview with Linotype. In his opinion ‘Linear sans’ is the traditional font of Erbar and Futura.
There are only a few fonts that are comparable with this font for the designing purposes. This font is great for both headlines and texts by using this nuances aid and in legibility.
This typeface in nature is not purely geometric because the horizontal strokes of this font are much thinner than the verticals and work great with ondise font this is the fact that makes this typeface unique for graphic designers.
Avenir font is the regular typeface that can be found in Adobe fonts and it is basically famous for its pairing function. This typeface is also used inside Github.
View of Avenir Font
Let’s take a moment and take a look at the styling of this typeface.
Usage
Because of the clean texture and beautiful nature, this typeface is great for:
- Vehicle wraps
- Magazine and newspaper ads
- Postcards and flyers
- Brochures (print and digital)
- Images for websites and blogs
- Advertisements
- Public transportation navigation
- Email marketing templates
- Web page design
Font Details
| Name | Avenir Font |
| Style | Geometric sans-serif, Humanist sans-serif |
| Designer | Adrian Frutiger |
| File Format | OTF, TTF |
| License | Free for Personal Use |
| Type | Free Version |
License Information
Avenir is a completely free font that you can use in your graphic designs. There is no need for any license, signup, or regurgitation to use this font for your personal use. However, if you would like to use it for commercial purposes then you must have to buy it or contact the author for permissions.
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Similar Fonts to Avenir
- Montserrat font
- Neue Helvetica
- FF Kievitz
Font Family Includes
- Avenir Light
- Avenir Light Oblique
- Avenir Book
- Avenir Book Oblique
- Avenir Oblique
- Avenir Roman
- Avenir Medium
- Avenir Medium Oblique
- Avenir Heavy
- Avenir Heavy Oblique
- Avenir Black
- Avenir Black Oblique
- Avenir CondensedHand
Supported Languages
English, Greek, Greenlandic, Guarani, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hiligaynon, Hill Mari, Hmong, Hopi, Hungarian, Ibanag, Icelandic, Iloko (Ilokano), Indonesian, Interglossa (Glosa), Interlingua, Irish (Gaelic), Istro-Romanian, Italian, Jèrriais, Kabardian, Kalmyk (Cyrillic), Karachay (Cyrillic), Kashubian, Kazakh (Cyrillic), Khakas, Khalkha, Khanty, Kildin Sami, Komi-Permyak, Kurdish, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kyrgyz (Cyrillic), Ladin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lojban, Lombard, Low Saxon, Luxembourgian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay (Latinized), Maltese, Northern Sotho (Pedi), Norwegian, Occitan, Oromo, Ossetian, Pangasinan, Papiamento, Piedmontese, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Quechua, Rhaeto-Romance, Romanian, Romansh (Rumantsch), Rotokas, Russian, Rusyn, Sami (Inari), Sami (Lule), Sami (Northern), Samoan, Sardinian (Sardu), Scots (Gaelic), Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Seychellois Creole (Seselwa), Shona, Sicilian, Slovak, Abkhaz, Afrikaans, Albanian, Alsatian, Aragonese, Arapaho, Aromanian, Arrernte, Asturian, Aymara, Azerbaijani (Cyrillic), Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Belarusian (Lacinka), Bislama, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Buryat (Cyrillic), Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chechen, Cheyenne, Chichewa (Nyanja), Chuvash, Cimbrian, Corsican, Croatian, Cyrillic, Czech, Danish, Dungan, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Evenki (Cyrillic), Faroese, Fijian, Finnish, French, French Creole (Saint Lucia), Frisian, Friulian, Galician, Genoese, German, Gilbertese (Kiribati), Manx, Maori, Meadow Mari, Megleno-Romanian, Míkmaq, Mohawk, Moldovan, Nahuatl, Nenets, Norfolk/Pitcairnese, Slovenian (Slovene), Somali, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho (Sesotho), Spanish, Swahili, Swati/Swazi, Swedish, Tagalog (Filipino/Pilipino), Tahitian, Tajik, Tatar (Cyrillic), Tausug, Tetum (Tetun), Tok Pisin, Tongan (Faka-Tonga), Tswana, Turkmen, Turkmen (Cyrillic), Turkmen (Latinized), Tuvaluan, Tuvin, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Ulithian, Uyghur (Cyrillic), Uyghur (Latinized), Uzbek (Cyrillic), Veps, Vietnamese, Volapük, Votic (Cyrillic), Votic (Latinized), Walloon, Warlpiri, Welsh, Xhosa, Yakut/Sakha, Yapese, Zulu.
Font FAQS!
What Type of Font Is Avenir?
Avenir is the sans-serif typeface that was designed by Adrian Frutiger.
Can I Download and Use Avenir Font in My Pc and Mac?
Yes! It’s free to download and use the Avenir on your mac and pc.
Can I Use Avenir for My Logo?
Of course! you can use the Avenir for your logo as well as all other graphic designs projects.
What’s the Closest Font to Avenir?
The Montserrat font is very close to the Avenir font.
How to Install Avenir Font in Adobe, Ms. Word, Mac, or PC?
You can check out our Font Installation in windows guide or a separate guide on installation of Fonts in Mac.
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