The Gill Sans Font belongs to the Sans-Serif typeface fonts. Its classification is humanist. Its designer is Arthur Eric Rowton Gill who is from Brighton, Sussex, England. He was very famous for his amazing typography skills in the 20th century. The official publisher of this font is the British Branch of Monotype.
The creation of this font was in 1926 and the completion and release of this font were in 1928. The base of this font is a Sans-Serif typeface of 1913 known as Johnston. It has a total of 6 weights with their matching italics. This font is a highly geometric font and its shape is very eye-catching. Supreme Logo Font is one of this font’s closest alternatives we have on our website.
This font is in used by many book writers and designers since the time of its creation. This is because it is a Sans-Serif typeface and Sans-Serif typefaces are very much legible. This font is available free for only personal usages. If the user desires to use this font for business or commercial purposes, he will have to buy its commercial license first.
Who Used Gill Sans Font?
The oldest record of this font’s usage is from 1933. It was in use by the designer Stanley Morison for designing the book of Walter Duranty. The name of the book was “Russia Reported: 1921-1933”. This font was in use on the main cover and main title. It was also used inside of the book for some headings and sub-headings.
In 1951, this font was in use for the main cover and title of a book whose topics were Science/Nature and Literature. The name of the book was The Sans of Mars which was the first edition of its series. The authors of this book were Sidgwick and Jackson. This font was also seen inside the book as Headings and in some places as body text.
The latest record of this font usage is from this year in 2021. A financial affairs company from Hong Kong, “Convoy” uses this font in their headquarter. This font is seen on almost all of their walls and partition panels. They use it to write slogans and other fancy stuff for the entertainment of their employees and visitors.
Gill Sans Font Family Appearance
Details in Table
| Name | Gill Sans Font |
| Designer | Arthur Eric Rowton Gill |
| Style | Sans-Serif |
| File Format | OTF, TTF |
| License | Free for personal use only |
Font License Guide
This font is free for personal usage only. If the user wants to use this font for business purposes and commercial purposes, he/she will need a paid commercial license.
Alternatives of Gill Sans Font
- Din Font
- Supreme Logo Font
- Pt Sans Font
- Neutra Font
- Lulo Clean Font
- Pretendo Font
- Ubuntu Font
- Benton Sans Font
- Caviar Dreams Font
- Oxygen Font
- Univers Font
- Fira Sans Font
Family of Gill Sans Font
- Gill-Sane-Regular
- Gill-Sane-Italic
- Gill-Sane-Light
- Gill-Sane-Light Italic
- Gill-Sane-Medium
- Gill-Sane-Medium Italic
- Gill-Sane-Bold
- Gill-Sane-Bold Italic
- Gill-Sane-Heavy
- Gill-Sane-Heavy Italic
- Gill-Sane-Condensed
- Gill-Sane-Condensed Bold
Gill Sans Font Free Download
If you want to download this professional-looking font for free. Then just click the download now button below and enjoy using it for free.
Supported Languages
Polish, Italian, Turkish, Romanian, Kazakh (Latin), Czech, Spanish, Greek and Dutch Kurdish (Latin), Vietnamese in Latin, Ukrainian, French, Arabic, Greek, Cyrillic, Icelandic, Basque, Estonian, Irish, Croatian, Belarusian, Hebrew, Thai, Luxembourgian, Russian, Portuguese, Belarusian (Latin), Swedish, Hebrew, Bulgarian, Serbian (Cyrillic), English, Urdu, German, Persian, Hungarian, Danish, Serbian (Latin), Lithuanian, Slovenian, Latvian, Slovak, Finnish.
FAQs About This Font!
Who is the creator of Gill Sans Font?
The creator of this font is Arthur Eric Rowton Gill who is from Brighton, Sussex, England. He was very famous for his amazing typography skills in the 20th century.
Can I Download Gill Sans Font for free?
Yes, you can download this font for free from our website. You just have to click the download button above in the download section of this page and your downloading will start right away.
Is Berkeley a paid font?
Yes, it is a paid font. It is only free for personal usage. If you want to use it for your business or any other commercial purposes, you will have to buy its commercial license first.
Is Berkeley a Windows font?
It is not a Windows font because it is not available in windows by default. However, you can use it on Windows easily by downloading this font from our website. Just click the download now button above in the download section and you are good to go.
Which font can be used as a combination to Gill Sans Font?
You can use many fonts as a combination to this font. This is because it is a Sans-Serif typeface font. But Din Font is the best font to use as its combination because their character’s shape is almost the same.
