Silk Sans

Silk Sans is a modern display sans serif font designed for contemporary branding, editorial typography and expressive headlines.

Theatre poster for A Strange Loop using Silk Sans typography, displayed on a brushed metal wall.
Style Overview
Extra Light 100
Light 200
Regular 300
Medium 400
Semi Bold 500
Bold 500
Black 400

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Extra Light Oblique 100
Light Oblique 200
Regular Oblique 300
Medium Oblique 400
Semi Bold Oblique 500
Bold Oblique 500
Black Oblique 400
Extra Light
White pointed heels with minimal branding using Silk Sans typography, photographed on sculptural chrome furniture.
Laptop displaying a Jewel Changi editorial web layout using Silk Sans typography on a dark industrial surface.

Font tester

Silk Sans
Size 152 px
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Leading 1.05
Combines Strength
Silk Sans
Size 152 px
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Sense of Precision
Silk Sans
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Textile Production
Silk Sans
Size 152 px
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Reacts to Tension
Silk Sans
Size 152 px
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Fine Construction
Silk Sans
Size 152 px
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Remarkably Even
Silk Sans
Size 152 px
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Spacing 0.000 em
Leading 1.05
Adaptable Fibers
Silk Sans
Size 68 px
Silk is remarkable for the way it combines strength with very little weight. Its fibers are extremely fine, yet they can be drawn into long continuous filaments that create fabrics with a light, flexible, and highly controlled structure.
Silk Sans
Size 68 px
The material changes character depending on how tightly it is woven and how the yarn is prepared. Silk can become crisp, sheer, compact, soft, or flowing, making it one of the most adaptable natural fibers used in textile production.
Silk Sans
Size 68 px
Many silk fabrics derive their character from proportion, density, and movement rather than decorative surface treatments. Their appearance is shaped by the interaction between the weave, the fineness of the yarn, and the way the material responds to tension.
Silk Sans
Size 68 px
Silk moves easily and responds closely to the body. It can fold into sharp lines, fall into soft curves, or stretch across a surface with very little bulk, giving it a sense of precision as well as natural softness, fluidity, balance, and graceful controlled movement.
Silk Sans
Size 68 px
Its fine fibers also allow silk to create surfaces that feel remarkably even. Depending on the construction, the fabric can appear almost matte, softly reflective, or lightly polished without losing the clarity, balance, and precision of its structure.
Silk Sans
Size 68 px
Silk’s combination of flexibility and control gives it a highly adaptable quality. It can appear technical, minimal, delicate, or refined, while its light weight and fine construction remain consistent across many different fabric types.
Black editorial book cover titled “Space & Time” using Silk Sans typography in a high-contrast graphic layout.
Dark chocolate bar packaging using Silk Sans typography, photographed on the glass of a photocopier.

Glyphs

U+0041
A Ascender Cap Height X-Height Baseline Descender
White shopping bag with Muse Reykjavík branding and custom Silk Sans typography hanging inside a metal elevator.
Smartphone displaying an editorial article layout using Silk Sans typography, photographed on a textured stone surface.

Font info

About
Silk Sans Display is the sans version of the high-contrast typeface Silk Serif. The main feature of the font family is the disconnection between the bowls and the stems. However, the bowl is very close to the stem, creating the illusion of connection. Silk is delicate and legible — but above all, it is sophisticated. Silk Sans Display is available in 7 weights, from Extra Light to Black, and supports Western, Central and South-Eastern European languages.
Designer
Rakel Tómasdóttir
Styles
14
Released
2019
Export
.otf .ttf .woff .woff2
Language Support
Western, Central and South Eastern European
Close-up of dark brushed metal with scratches and soft reflections, used as a visual background for Silk Sans.
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