Sans Serif · Static font

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General Gothic

by barrymieny

General Gothic is an open-license sans serif family from barrymieny/general-gothic.

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About this family

Category
Sans Serif
Designer
barrymieny
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1 · Read OFL.txt
File
GeneralGothic-Regular.otf · OpenType · 8 KB
Styles
Static: Black, Bold, ExtraBold, ExtraLight, Light, Medium, Regular, SemiBold
Added
August 16, 2026

The license in plain words

You can

  • Use it for anything, including paid work: print, websites, apps, logos, video and games.
  • Embed it in documents, websites and apps.
  • Share it or bundle it with software, even software you sell.
  • Change it and share your changed version.

You can’t

  • Sell the font files on their own (bundled with other software is fine).
  • Give a changed version the original’s “Reserved Font Name”, if the license lists one.

When you share the files

  • Keep the license and copyright notice with the font files when you share them.
  • Share changed versions under the same license.

A friendly summary of the SIL Open Font License 1.1, not legal advice. What counts is the license that comes with the font: OFL.txt.

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macOSDouble-click the file, then click Install Font.

LinuxCopy the file to ~/.local/share/fonts and run fc-cache.

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