Young Serif
Noir Blanc Rouge · 2024
A transitional text serif in four weights with matching italics, covering 360 languages and available freely via Google Fonts.
About
Young Serif offers a complete glyph set including small caps, old-style figures, tabular figures, ligatures and stylistic alternates. The family spans Light through Bold with corresponding italics, making it well suited to extended body text across print and screen. Broad language support across 360 languages and an open-source licence via GitHub distinguish it as a functional workhorse.
Classification
A contemporary text serif with bracketed serifs, moderate contrast and classical proportions. The design sits in the transitional tradition with upright italics and a range of weights from Light to Bold suited to extended reading.