# News Cycle Font

Sans Serif · 2 styles · static · by Nathan Willis

## Commercial Use Answer

**Yes,** News Cycle is free for commercial use: it is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, on websites and in apps (provided the licence notice travels with the font files). You may not sell the font file on its own. Reserved Font Name: News Cycle. — a modified version must use another name.

## Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1)

- **Summary:** Use it for anything, including commercial work and logos; share it with its licence; never sell the font file on its own.
- **Copyright:** Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Nathan Willis , with Reserved Font Name "News Cycle."
- **Reserved Font Names:** News Cycle.
- **Licence Source URL:** https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/ofl/newscycle/OFL.txt (read 2026-10-21)

### Permission Terms by Use

| Use | Status | Note |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Commercial work | Allowed | Whatever you make with the font is yours; the licence covers the font files. |
| Logo or wordmark | Allowed | A logo is a document made with the font; the licence sets no limit on it. |
| Website (@font-face) | Allowed, with conditions | Serving the file to browsers is redistribution: the copyright notice and licence travel with it, and the font file's own metadata counts. |
| App or game bundling | Allowed, with conditions | Bundle it in free or paid software; ship the copyright notice and licence with it. |
| Modify the font | Allowed, with conditions | A modified font stays under the OFL and must not use a Reserved Font Name (each font page lists its own). |
| Share the font file | Allowed, with conditions | Share it freely, with its copyright notice and the OFL. |
| Sell the font file | Not allowed | Selling it inside software you sell is allowed (condition 2); selling the font alone is not. |
| No credit required | Allowed | The notice goes with copies of the font file, not into what you make. |

## Font Facts

- **Family:** News Cycle
- **Designers:** Nathan Willis
- **Category:** Sans Serif
- **Styles Count:** 2
- **Scripts / Subsets:** cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- **Date Added:** 2011-04-27
- **Last Modified:** 2025-09-16
- **Google Fonts Popularity Rank:** #82
- **Style Tags:** Sans/Humanist (80), Expressive/Calm (79), Expressive/Business (50)
- **Sources:** [family metadata](https://fonts.google.com/metadata/fonts) (read 2026-10-21), [style tags](https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/tags/all/families.csv) (read 2026-10-21), [CDN files and subsets](https://api.fontsource.org/v1/fonts/news-cycle) (read 2026-10-21)

## How to Use

### HTML Link
```html
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=News+Cycle&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
```

### CSS @import
```css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=News+Cycle&display=swap');
```

### npm Install
```bash
npm i @fontsource/news-cycle

// In your JS/CSS entry:
import '@fontsource/news-cycle';
```

### CSS @font-face
```css
@font-face {
  font-family: 'News Cycle';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/fontsource/fonts/news-cycle@latest/latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
```

### CSS font-family
```css
font-family: 'News Cycle', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
```

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| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Cooper Hewitt](/fonts/cooper-hewitt/) | 80 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Cossette Texte](/fonts/cossette-texte/) | 80 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
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| [Overpass](/fonts/overpass/) | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Roboto Condensed](/fonts/roboto-condensed/) | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Noto Sans JP](/fonts/noto-sans-jp/) | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is News Cycle free for commercial use?

Yes. News Cycle is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, allowing unrestricted commercial use in digital graphics, printed materials, branding, websites, apps, and games.

### Can I use News Cycle in a logo?

Yes. You can use News Cycle to create logos, wordmarks, branding elements, and corporate identities for both personal and commercial ventures without paying licence fees.

### Can I use News Cycle on my website?

Yes. You can embed News Cycle using CSS @font-face or a web font delivery network. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 requires keeping the copyright notice and licence with distributed font files.

### Who designed News Cycle?

News Cycle was designed by Nathan Willis. It was published and indexed in Google Fonts in 2011.