Geometric sans · Designed by Idris Okafor · 2026
Compass Sans
A geometric sans in nine weights with italics, from hairline Thin for large type to Black for logos and labels.
- Styles
- 18
- Glyphs
- 230
- Axes
- Weight
- Formats
- OTF, TTF, WOFF2
Type tester
Click the proof and type. Your text carries over to the other families.
Turn left at the third crossing
Styles
18 styles
- Thin100
- Thin Italic100 italic
- ExtraLight200
- ExtraLight Italic200 italic
- Light300
- Light Italic300 italic
- Regular400
- Italic400 italic
- Medium500
- Medium Italic500 italic
- SemiBold600
- SemiBold Italic600 italic
- Bold700
- Bold Italic700 italic
- ExtraBold800
- ExtraBold Italic800 italic
- Black900
- Black Italic900 italic
Sizes
Regular, from 96 to 11 px
- 96
- 72
- 48
- 32
- 24
- 18
- 14
- 11
Regular · 20/30 px
Compass Sans takes its shapes from the circle and the square, then corrects them by eye so the round letters do not look smaller than the straight ones. Nine weights run from Thin to Black, each with an italic that leans at nine degrees. The family is on sale at its launch price until the end of the year.
Italic · 15/23 px
Compass Sans takes its shapes from the circle and the square, then corrects them by eye so the round letters do not look smaller than the straight ones. Nine weights run from Thin to Black, each with an italic that leans at nine degrees. The family is on sale at its launch price until the end of the year.
Glyphs
230 glyphs per style; a selection below. Latin: Western and Central European languages
OpenType features
Off on the left, on on the right. In CSS: font-feature-settings.
Alternate forms
ss01Tabular figures
tnum
Licenses
The tier chosen in the buy box is marked. Full license terms.
Desktop
Install the fonts on computers to set print, documents, logos, images and video.
- Up to 5 computers in one company
- Print, packaging, logos and still images
- Video and broadcast titles
- No limit on print runs
Web
Self-host the WOFF2 files on your own websites and web apps.
- One domain and its subdomains
- Up to 250,000 page views a month
- Files on your own server or CDN
- Staging and preview sites included
App
Embed the fonts inside one mobile, desktop or game app.
- One app title on any platforms
- Fonts compiled into the app bundle
- Up to 50,000 installs; ask beyond that
- Updates to the same title included
About Compass Sans
Compass Sans is the widest range in the catalog: nine weights, Thin to Black, each with an italic. Thin and ExtraLight are for large sizes only; Regular to Bold do the daily work; ExtraBold and Black are for logos, labels and short headlines.
The geometry is corrected throughout. Round letters overshoot the baseline, the joins of n and m are thinned so they do not clot, and the t is cut at an angle so it sits well in short words.
The alternate forms set swaps in a single-story a and a straight-tailed y. Switch it on in the tester to compare.
- Classification
- Geometric sans
- Styles
- 18 styles, variable
- Designer
- Idris Okafor
- Released
- 2026
- Glyphs
- 230
- Languages
- Latin: Western and Central European languages
- Features
- Alternate forms, Tabular figures
- Formats
- OTF, TTF, WOFF2
- Version
- 1.0
- Launch price
- Family licenses at 25% off until 31 December
Demo font: the tester on this page uses Jost (Copyright 2020 The Jost Project Authors) under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.