Alegreya

Designed by Juan Pablo del Peral, Huerta Tipográfica

6 weights • Version 39 • On Google Fonts since 2011 • Popularity #185

Quick Summary

12

Styles · incl. italic

400-900

Weight Range

1

Variable axis

7

Languages / Subsets

Category
serif
Best for
display
Descriptors
calligraphic
Variable axes
Weight
Scripts
Cyrillic, Greek, Latin, Vietnamese
Origin
Madrid, Spain
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Sep 8, 2025

© 2011 The Alegreya Project Authors

The quick brown fox

32px

About Alegreya Fonts

Alegreya was chosen as one of 53 "Fonts of the Decade" at the ATypI Letter2 competition in September 2011, and one of the top 14 text type systems. It was also selected in the 2nd Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño, competition held in Madrid in 2010.

Alegreya is a typeface originally intended for literature. Among its crowning characteristics, it conveys a dynamic and varied rhythm which facilitates the reading of long texts. Also, it provides freshness to the page while referring to the calligraphic letter, not as a literal interpretation, but rather in a contemporary typographic language.

The italic has just as much care and attention to detail in the design as the roman. The bold weights are strong, and the Black weights are really experimental for the genre. There is also a Small Caps sibling family.

Not only does Alegreya provide great performance, but also achieves a strong and harmonious text by means of elements designed in an atmosphere of diversity.

The Alegreya type system is a "super family", originally intended for literature, and includes serif and sans serif sister families.

Designed by Juan Pablo del Peral for Huerta Tipográfica.

To contribute, see github.com/huertatipografica/Alegreya.

Who Designed Alegreya?

Juan Pablo del Peral portrait

Juan Pablo del Peral

Huerta Tipográfica portrait

Huerta Tipográfica

Argentina

Huerta Tipográfica is a collaborative Argentinian type foundry with a deep respect for design and typography. Founded in 2009, the company began as a place to meet, cooperate, and share experiences while collaborating on academic and commercial projects. Huerta Tipográfica develops custom and retail fonts with libre, proprietary, or exclusive licenses, and is strongly committed to creating innovative and functional type. Their award-winning work has been recognized by Letter.2, Tipos Latinos, and the Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño.

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