Maleo Font Family
Maleo is a contemporary display sans with grotesque roots, taking cues from typefaces such as Benton’s Franklin Gothic & Alternate Gothic and contemporaries such as Obvi…
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Character set · 799 glyphs
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ZIP (TTF / OTF) · free for personal use, check the included license for commercial projects.
Maleo is a contemporary display sans with grotesque roots, taking cues from typefaces such as Benton’s Franklin Gothic & Alternate Gothic and contemporaries such as Obviously & Mars Condensed.
Designed by Aditya Wiraatmaja as his debut retail typeface, Maleo is primarily designed with large-size usage in mind. Its tiny flare and angled cut terminal lends itself a friendly and approachable presence. With a family of 14 styles that range from thin to black with matching italics, it is a versatile display type that stands out in headlines, yet one that emits a charming personality.
Maleo support various languages and is equipped with many OpenType features including; Old Style Figures, Ligature, Fractions, Numerators and Denominators, and Stylistic Alternates.
Where Maleo Font Family works best
Interfaces and dashboards
Maleo Font Family keeps its shape at 14 and 16 pixels, which is where interface text actually lives. Numbers and capitals stay distinguishable in tables.
Decks and internal documents
Presentations are read at a distance; a clean sans with a strong bold is the safest hierarchy you can build in a hurry.
Signage and wayfinding
Simple letterforms survive angles, glare and movement, so Maleo Font Family suits door signs, menus boards and exhibition panels.
Is Maleo Font Family really free?
The download costs nothing and needs no account. What you may do with the font afterwards is set by its author: the license file travels inside the archive, and it is the only document that decides whether a commercial project is covered.
How do I install it on Windows or a Mac?
Three steps, no extra software:
- Download the ZIP and extract it (double-click on Mac, right-click → Extract on Windows).
- Open the .ttf or .otf file and click Install / Install Font.
- Restart the app you want to use it in — the font is now available system-wide.
What kind of work does Maleo Font Family suit?
It sits in the Sans Serif Fonts group and reads as condensed, contemporary, display, friendly. That makes it a candidate wherever those qualities help: headings, packaging, social graphics and brand work. Set it at the size you plan to use before deciding.
Maleo Font Family previews
6 samples — glyphs, weights and use cases
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