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About Cloister Font
Cloister is a sans serif that pays homage to a plethora of typefaces. Its 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 typefaces 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
- 1Download the Cloister 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.
- 5Cloister is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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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
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated October 2026
License: Free for personal use















