Askew
Typeface 03 · Asymmetric Sans
- Styles
- 5, ExtraLight to SemiBold
- Glyphs
- 368
- Languages
- Latin Extended
- Version
- 1.000, 2026
- License
- Free, SIL Open Font License
- Design
- Carl Magnus Björk
Balance is overrated. Character isn’t.
Meet Askew. An asymmetric sans that leans into the unexpected. Shifted weights, uneven curves and off-centre details give every letter a rhythm of its own. Familiar enough to read, curious enough to remember. Built for brands and voices that would rather be interesting than correct.
Slightly off. Exactly right.
Click the text and type your own.
01 ⎯ Styles
02 ⎯ Glyphs
03 ⎯ Sizes
Hamburgefonstiv
Flygande bäckasiner söka hwila på mjuka tuvor.
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex!
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Zwölf Boxkämpfer jagen Viktor quer über den großen Sylter Deich. Høj bly gom vandt fræk sexquiz på wc. 0123456789
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume. Pchnąć w tę łódź jeża lub ośm skrzyń fig. Příliš žluťoučký kůň úpěl ďábelské ódy. ÅÄÖ åäö ÆØ æø ß € © → 0123456789
04 ⎯ In use
Off-centre on purpose
Most typefaces hide their tensions; Askew shows them. Bowls sit a little to one side, strokes thin where you do not expect them, and the page picks up a quiet, uneven pulse.
Set in a line of text it still reads as a calm sans. Up close, every letter has an opinion.
Five styles, light on its feet
From ExtraLight to SemiBold, Askew stays conversational rather than loud. It works for editorial, identities and interfaces that want a voice without raising it.
Æble, Øresund, Kraków, Brno, İzmir, Dvořák. Extended Latin support covers most European languages.
05 ⎯ Download
Askew is free for personal and commercial use under the SIL Open Font License. OTF for desktop, WOFF2 and WOFF for the web.
Download Askew 1.000 ↓