Young Serif

Designed by Bastien Sozeau

1 weights • Version 2 • On Google Fonts since 2023 • Popularity #407

Quick Summary

1

Styles

400-400

Weight Range

Static

Not variable

2

Languages / Subsets

Category
serif
Best for
display
Descriptors
rounded
Scripts
Latin
Origin
Paris, France
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
May 30, 2025

© 2023 The Young Serif Project Authors

The quick brown fox

32px

About Young Serif Fonts

Young Serif is a heavy weight old style serif typeface, taking inspiration from Plantin Infant or ITC Italian Old Style. The lowercase b and f feature rounded curves, adding a tender and generous quality to this font.

To contribute, please see github.com/noirblancrouge/YoungSerif.

Who Designed Young Serif?

Bastien Sozeau portrait

Bastien Sozeau

Bastien Sozeau is the founder of NoirBlancRouge, an independent type foundry based in Paris since 2019. Specializing in retail and custom typefaces, Bastien has crafted unique fonts for renowned brands like Kipling, Christian Louboutin and The Olympic Museum. Beyond their commercial work, Bastien has also been actively involved in designing free and open-source typefaces since 2013.

noirblancrouge.com | Instagram

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