Literata

Designed by TypeTogether

8 weights • Version 40 • On Google Fonts since 2018 • Popularity #251

Quick Summary

16

Styles · incl. italic

200-900

Weight Range

2

Variable axes

7

Languages / Subsets

Category
serif
Best for
textdisplay
Variable axes
Optical SizeWeight
Scripts
Cyrillic, Greek, Latin, Vietnamese
Origin
Greece
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Sep 11, 2025

© 2017 The Literata Project Authors

The quick brown fox

32px

About Literata Fonts

Now in its third version, Literata is a distinct variable font family for digital text. Originally created as the brand typeface for Google Play Books, it exceeds the strict needs of a comfortable reading experience on any device, screen resolution, or font size. The family has matured into a full-fledged digital publishing toolbox — headline, paragraph, and caption text. Type Together redesigned it from the ground up as a variable font. Its tiny file size and infinite adjustability make it perfect for developers, mobile apps, and every screen imaginable. It’s the “every-device font”. Get the entire type family for FREE!

Literata was designed by TypeTogether: Veronika Burian & José Scaglione (Latin), Irene Vlachou (Greek), Vera Evstafieva (Cyrillic) and Elena Novoselova (Cyrillic).

The family won the GOLD Indigo Awards in 2021 and is the Modern Cyrillic 2021 winner. Two versions of the family exist, one for print and the other for Ebooks. This is the print version of the family.

To contribute, see github.com/googlefonts/literata

Who Designed Literata?

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TypeTogether

TypeTogether is an independent type foundry committed to excellence in type design with a focus on editorial use. Known for the popular typefaces Adelle and Bree, TypeTogether also creates custom type designs for corporate use, including their work for Google Play Books, Clarín, and Apple.

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