Independent type foundry

Typefaces that make words worth reading.

Northline designs and licenses font families for brands, products and publishers, engineered for screens and tuned for print.

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Why Northline

Crafted by hand. Built for production.

Every family ships with the technical depth teams need to go from mockup to millions of screens.

Variable fonts

Weight, width and optical-size axes in a single lightweight file.

Global language support

Latin, Cyrillic, Greek and Vietnamese coverage across 200+ languages.

Web-optimized

Hinted, subset-ready WOFF2 files that load fast and render crisp.

Type Tester

See it with your own words.

Type anything below, switch families and adjust the size.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Licensing

Simple, transparent pricing.

One license covers desktop, web and app use. No page-view counting.

Starter

$49 / family
  • 1 font family
  • Desktop + web
  • Up to 5 users
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Enterprise

Custom
  • Unlimited users
  • Custom glyphs & weights
  • Dedicated type engineer
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Customers

Loved by designers and engineers.

“Meridian gave our editorial product a voice. Readers stay longer, and our designers finally stopped fighting the font.”
Priya RamanDesign Lead, Fieldnote
“The variable files cut our font payload by 70%. Performance and personality in one download.”
Marcus ChenStaff Engineer, Orbital
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Can I try the fonts before buying?

Yes. Trial files are free for mockups and pitches. You only need a license when the work goes live.

Do licenses expire?

Starter licenses are perpetual. Studio is an annual subscription that includes all new releases.

Which file formats are included?

OTF and TTF for desktop, WOFF2 for web, and variable versions where available.

New releases, first.

One email a month. New families, specimens and type-nerd essays.