Special Gothic

Alistair McCready · Sans Serif · 4 styles · variable · ✓ OFL

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Styles and weights

Regular 400 Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

Medium 500 Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

SemiBold 600 Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

Bold 700 Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

Web preview shows the Regular cut. The download includes every listed weight.

Character set

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Subsets included: latin, latin-ext

About Special Gothic

Special Gothic is a sans serif typeface designed by Alistair McCready, published as an open-source font in 2025. It carries a composed, professional tone and a calm, even rhythm, which shapes where it works best. The family ships 4 styles and is available as a variable font, so any weight in between is available too.

Language support extends beyond basic Latin to latin-ext. Because Special Gothic is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, you can use it in commercial work without buying anything or crediting anyone in the design itself.

Licence

✓ Special Gothic is free for commercial use

SIL Open Font License 1.1, verified by DaFontFonts

The SIL Open Font License is the most common open font licence. It permits use in any commercial or personal project, print, logos, websites, apps, products for sale, and allows modification and redistribution. The only real restrictions: you may not sell the font files by themselves, and if you modify the font you must rename it (if it uses a Reserved Font Name) and keep it under the OFL.

You can

Commercial use in any project, client work, products for sale, advertising
Logos and brand identities (including trademarked logos)
Web embedding (@font-face) and app embedding
Print: books, packaging, merchandise, print-on-demand
Modifying the font and redistributing modified versions (under the OFL, renamed if a Reserved Font Name applies)

Keep in mind

Selling the font files by themselves (bundling with software or designs is fine)
Modified versions must stay under the OFL and drop any Reserved Font Name

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Get the files

Desktop and print: The full family, 4 styles, from the official source. Download Special Gothic
Web embedding: Self-host the woff2 for the fastest, most private setup.

@font-face { font-family: 'Special Gothic'; src: url('special-gothic.woff2') format('woff2'); font-weight: 400 700; font-display: swap; }

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Questions

Is Special Gothic free for commercial use?

Yes. Special Gothic is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which permits commercial use in client work, products for sale, advertising, web and app embedding. There are no royalties and no attribution requirement in your designs.

Can I use Special Gothic in a logo?

Yes. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 allows logo use, including logos you register as trademarks. The licence covers the font software; your logo design remains entirely yours.

Do I need to credit Alistair McCready when using Special Gothic?

No. Attribution is not required in designs, websites, or products. The only rule that ever applies: if you redistribute the font files themselves, keep the licence file with them.

How many styles does Special Gothic have?

Special Gothic includes 4 styles: Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold. It is also a variable font, so any weight in between is available.

What languages does Special Gothic support?

Character sets included: latin, latin-ext. Check the character-set preview on this page before committing to a multilingual project.