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Danfo

Designed by Afrotype, Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite, David Udoh, Mirko Velimirović

1 weights • Version 5 • On Google Fonts since 2024 • Popularity #1614

Quick Summary

1

Styles

400-400

Weight Range

1

Variable axis

3

Languages / Subsets

Category
serif
Best for
display
Variable axes
ELSH
Scripts
Latin, Vietnamese
Origin
Lagos, Nigeria
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Sep 5, 2025

© 2024 The Tac Project Authors

The quick brown fox

32px

Who Designed Danfo?

Afrotype portrait

Afrotype

Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Afrotype, founded by Seyi Olusanya, intends to subvert cliches around African graphic design and identity by creating typefaces that are grounded in African history and culture.

Twitter | afrotype.com

Seyi Olusanya portrait

Seyi Olusanya

Seyi is a freelance art director and type designer from Lagos, Nigeria. He is the founder of Afrotype and is passionate about vernacular design. Seyi loves to explore projects that cut across African culture, history and identity.

Twitter | ogbeniseyi.com

Eyiyemi Adegbite portrait

Eyiyemi Adegbite

Eyiyemi Adegbite is a multi-disciplinary designer and art director currently working from Lagos, Nigeria. With a diverse skill set and an eye for details, Eyiyemi excels at creating experiences using visual design in a way that leaves a lasting expression.

Instagram

David Udoh portrait

David Udoh

Based in Lagos, Nigeria, David Udoh is an Art Director & Designer. He has worked across various design disciplines, focusing on branding and advertising. Driven by the admiration for the beauty of everyday letterforms, he now designs fonts. He also leads the creative effort at The Huddle, an event that spotlights creative work from African designers. In his free time, he enjoys sports, travel, music, and curating vernacular designs.

Instagram

Mirko Velimirović portrait

Mirko Velimirović

Mirko Velimirović lives in Brooklyn where he designs typefaces, and lettering for book covers under the name Abyss Type Company. He teaches type design at Center for Book Arts occasionally, and wrangles variable fonts constantly.

github.com/bghryct

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