Lilex by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Mikhael Khrustik โ€” Display Font โ€” preview 11 / 3
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About Lilex Font

Lilex is an open-source display typeface designed by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, and Mikhael Khrustik under the Mikhael Khrustik foundry. With 1434 glyphs and support for 388+ Latin-based languages, this display font brings confident character to projects that demand visual attention. The breadth of its character set makes it suitable for international design work, allowing designers to craft cohesive branding across multiple markets without the friction of hunting for supplementary fonts.

Display fonts like Lilex work best when headlines need to command visual space. Think poster designs, social media graphics, branding applications, magazine covers, and promotional materials where the typography itself becomes a design element rather than a functional afterthought. Its robust glyph library opens genuine possibilities for designers working with diverse language requirements, whether creating packaging for global products, website headers across international sites, or campaigns that need multilingual capability. Licensed under the OFL, this font is free for personal and commercial work alike, making it accessible to freelancers, design agencies, and businesses of any size.

Pair Lilex headlines with a neutral sans-serif body font to maximize its impact while maintaining readability in longer passages. Reserve this typeface for moments where typography should lead the visual conversation.

Style & Use Cases

Overall Style
Eye-catching, Bold, Display
Use Case
Headlines, Logos
Ideal For
posters, branding, and social media graphics
Pairs With
a readable sans or serif for body

Lilex Specifications

Font FamilyLilex
StyleRegular
Full NameLilex Regular
Version2.700
Weight400 (Regular)
Glyph Count1434 glyphs
PostScript NameLilex-Regular
DesignerMike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Mikhael Khrustik
FormatOTF (CFF)
File Size98.5 KB

OpenType Features

Lilex ships with 10 OpenType features you can switch on in apps that support them (Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, Figma, CSS font-feature-settings).

  • Contextual alternates
  • Case-sensitive forms
  • Fractions
  • Old-style figures
  • Ordinals
  • Scientific inferiors
  • Subscripts
  • Superscripts
  • Slashed zero
  • Stylistic sets (4)

Languages Supported

Lilex supports 388 languages.

How to Install Lilex Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the Lilex 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. 5Lilex is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with Lilex Font?

Lilex Font is a display font that shines as a display or heading face. Pair it with a clean sans-serif or serif font for body text โ€” the contrast creates a clear hierarchy while the two styles stay balanced and easy to read.

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by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Mikhael Khrustik

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team ยท Updated October 2026

License: Open Font License (OFL)
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