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About CC Accidenz Grotesk Font
CC Accidenz Grotesk, designed by Joaquín Contreras Soto and Miguel Hernández Montoya at the Archetypo foundry, is a sans-serif typeface engineered for clarity and functional typography in contemporary design work. With 131 glyphs and comprehensive support for 133+ Latin-based languages, this Regular-weight font offers the structural simplicity and unwavering legibility that professional sans-serif design demands across diverse applications and media.
The font excels for web interfaces where screen rendering demands clear, readable letterforms, corporate identity systems built on professional restraint without ornamentation, product packaging requiring legible visual hierarchy, and editorial layouts where typography serves content rather than dominates it. Its broad language coverage makes it invaluable for international projects and multilingual campaigns that need visual consistency without requiring multiple typefaces or problematic font-switching. The measured, neutral character of Accidenz Grotesk performs equally well in both print and digital contexts, maintaining consistency across different media and formats. Licensed for free commercial use, this typeface is a practical resource for design agencies, independent designers, and small studios building professional work on any budget without licensing constraints or financial concerns.
This typeface is best suited to projects demanding functional, legible sans-serif typography where professional clarity and structural precision matter more than decorative flourish or stylistic novelty.
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Clean, Modern, Sans Serif
- Use Case
- Body Text, UI
- Ideal For
- branding, interfaces, and modern layouts
- Pairs With
- a contrasting serif for headings
CC Accidenz Grotesk Specifications
| Font Family | Accidenz Grotesk medium |
| Style | Regular |
| Full Name | Accidenz Grotesk medium |
| Version | 1.001 |
| Weight | 500 (Medium) |
| Glyph Count | 131 glyphs |
| PostScript Name | AccidenzGrotesk-medium |
| Designer | Joaquín Contreras Soto, Miguel Hernández Montoya |
| Format | OTF (CFF) |
| File Size | 14.8 KB |
OpenType Features
CC Accidenz Grotesk ships with 2 OpenType features you can switch on in apps that support them (Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, Figma, CSS font-feature-settings).
- Stylistic alternates
- Stylistic sets (1)
Languages Supported
CC Accidenz Grotesk supports 133 languages.
How to Install CC Accidenz Grotesk Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the CC Accidenz Grotesk font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 5CC Accidenz Grotesk is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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CC Accidenz Grotesk Font is a versatile sans-serif font that works for both headings and body text. Pair it with a contrasting serif or slab serif font to add visual interest and a clear distinction between titles and body copy.
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CC Accidenz Grotesk Font
by Joaquín Contreras Soto, Miguel Hernández Montoya
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated October 2026















