Archivo
The storeroom grotesque, famous for its black weights
Type specimen
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About this font
Archivo is the Argentine / Spanish foundry Omnibus-Type's grotesque, born from newsroom typography - 'archivo' means archive - so it carries real headline muscle. Wide forms, clean corners and open apertures run the full ladder into an unforgettable 900 Black; it holds everything from narrow newspaper columns to outdoor boards. Google Fonts ships a fully variable cut alongside Archivo Narrow and Archivo Black companions. OFL - a dependable pick for brand headlines, infographics and data displays when you need force without licensing costs.
Where it works best
For brand and sub-headlines, news and editorial layouts, infographics, big-screen dashboards, and e-commerce banners. Use 700/900 at display scale, 400/500 for body; the wide voice pairs happily with Chinese gothics at matching weights.
| Weights | 9 |
|---|---|
| First release | 2016 |
| Designed by | Omnibus-Type (Héctor Gatti et al.) |
| Rights holder | Omnibus-Type |
| Scripts | Latin |
| Licence | OFL SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Variable font | Supported |
Licence and commercial boundaries
Licence：SIL Open Font License 1.1
The dominant permissive licence for open fonts: free commercial use, modification, embedding and redistribution. Its core duties are that derivatives stay under OFL without the Reserved Font Name, the licence text travels with the files, and the fonts themselves are never sold standalone. Works typeset with them belong wholly to you.
SIL OFL 1.1: free commercial use, embeddable, modifiable with reserved-name rules; no standalone sale.
Hard restrictions
- No standalone sale.
Official channels
- Go to official download → https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Archivo
- Official alternative download → https://github.com/Omnibus-Type/Archivo
- Read the original licence → https://github.com/Omnibus-Type/Archivo
Last verified：2026-09-07
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