Cloister by Matt O'Connor — Sans Serif Font — preview 11 / 3
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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About Cloister Font

Cloister is a sans serif that pays homage to a plethora of typefaces. It’s mostly inspired by the closed counters of Genzsch and Heyse's Lapidar, and its underlying structure borrows from popular neo-grotesks, and fonts designed for legibility on the screen.
The name Cloister refers to the typeface’s closed off anatomy, and it also refers to its origins. It was created during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

Style & Use Cases

Overall Style
Clean, Modern, Basic
Use Case
Body Text, UI
Ideal For
branding, interfaces, and modern layouts
Pairs With
a contrasting serif for headings

OpenType Features

Cloister ships with 1 OpenType feature you can switch on in apps that support them (Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, Figma, CSS font-feature-settings).

  • Fractions

How to Install Cloister Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the Cloister font file (.ttf or .otf).
  2. 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
  3. 3Right-click the font file.
  4. 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
  5. 5Cloister is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with Cloister Font?

Cloister 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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Cloister Font

by Matt O'Connor

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated October 2026

Free for personal use
Not free for commercial use

License: Free for personal use

Free
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