Shelf

by 21Type

Individual Styles from $43.00 USD

Complete family of 18 fonts: $329.00 USD

The Shelf Font Family was designed by Szymon Sznajder and published by 21Type. Shelf contains 18 styles and family package options. More about this family

Select style to display all glyphs :

Shelf Thin ▲

Shelf Thin

Shelf Thin Italic

Shelf ExtraLight

Shelf ExtraLight Italic

Shelf Light

Shelf Light Italic

Shelf Regular

Shelf Italic

Shelf Book

Shelf Book Italic

Shelf Medium

Shelf Medium Italic

Shelf SemiBold

Shelf SemiBold Italic

Shelf Bold

Shelf Bold Italic

Shelf Heavy

Shelf Heavy Italic

Shelf Thin - Glyph count:

This is a listing of all glyphs contained in the font, including OpenType variants that may only be accessible via OpenType-aware applications.

Each basic character (“A”) is followed by Unicode variants of the same character (Á, Ä…), then OpenType variants (small caps, alternates, ligatures…). This way you can see all the variations on a single character in one place.

Shelf Complete Family

18 fonts

Best Value!

Per Style:

$18.27 USD

Pack of 18 styles:

$329.00 USD

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Shelf Professional Set

8 fonts

Per Style:

$28.62 USD

Pack of 8 styles:

$229.00 USD

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Shelf Essential Set

4 fonts

Per Style:

$32.25 USD

Pack of 4 styles:

$129.00 USD

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Licensing Options

MyFonts licenses are tailored for individual creatives. Not all licenses are compatible with broad usage cases or complicated creative workflows, so make sure to read the full EULA text for details. If you are licensing fonts for use at an Agency or Company, or if you have a usage requirement that isn't listed below or are unsure about the use cases shown here, contact us and we'll help you determine the best fit for your needs.

The following licenses are available for this font.

Desktop: for creating designs

This entry-level license enables personal and commercial traditional graphic designer work.

The Desktop License allows you to create, print, and share flat, non-editable designs such as:

Brand identity

Use fonts to create a strong and consistent brand identity.

Videos

Apply fonts in titles, credits, and on-screen text.

PDFs

Style reports, brochures, and digital documents.

Greeting cards

Design unique, personalized cards for any occasion.

Logos

Craft memorable, professional logo typography.

Signage (wayfinding & billboards)

Make clear, eye-catching signage for indoor or outdoor use.

Flyers

Set readable, attractive headlines and layouts.

Packaging

Enhance product packaging with stylish text.

Album covers

Print custom text designs on t-shirts, hoodies, and more.

Posters

Bold, eye-catching poster layouts.

Invitations

Create stylish, personalized invitations for events.

Social posts

Enhance graphics and captions with unique fonts.

Business cards

Craft professional, memorable business card designs.

School projects

Make projects stand out with creative text.

Wordmarks

Develop strong, recognizable brand wordmarks.

Stationery

Design elegant letterheads, envelopes, and notes.

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This license does not support:

E-books

Fonts cannot be embedded in digital books. View relevant license

Digital ads

Ads cannot use these fonts. View relevant license

Commercial print environments

Not for large-scale printing business.

Websites

Fonts cannot be hosted online. View web font license

Emails

Fonts not allowed in email templates. Learn more

Apps

Cannot embed fonts inside applications. View app license

Sharing the font

Fonts cannot be distributed to others.

Allowing others to use the font

License is for you only.

Collaboration

Fonts cannot be shared in teams. Learn more

Modifying

Fonts cannot be altered or edited.Learn more

Installation on a server

Fonts cannot be installed on a server.

AI training

Fonts not permitted for AI models. AI ethics statement

DAMs

Fonts cannot be hosted on DAMs as downloadable assets.

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Desktop licenses are based on the number of users of the fonts. You can change the number of users by clicking the quantity dropdown option on Buying Choices or Cart pages.

Please be sure to review the listing foundry's Desktop license agreement as some restrictions may apply—such as use in logos/trademarks, geographic restrictions (number of locations), and products that will be sold.

Adding users later:

Desktop licenses are cumulative. If you require a Desktop license that covers additional users, simply place a new order for the same Desktop package, for the number of additional users.

Shelf Desktop EULA

Company Desktop

Choose a Company Desktop license when fonts need to live where your team actually works: on employee workstations, inside design tools, office apps, brand workflows, and day to day creative workflows. Built for collaborative teams, busier workflows, and brands that need their type to move confidently across the company.

This license allows your employees to create, edit, view, print, and distribute materials, provided the font software itself is not embedded in those assets. It is a good fit for in-house brand projects, presentations, packaging layouts, static graphics, marketing materials, and other company-created assets.

Company Desktop also supports practical document collaboration. Licensed users may create and share non-commercial, non-editable PDFs with embedded fonts. The Company Desktop license is also tiered based on company size, enabling your employees to use fonts collaboratively and in internal DAMs. Commercial eBooks, eMagazines, or other paid electronic documents require a separate Commercial Electronic Document license.

This license is based on your number of employees. You are required to purchase a license tier sufficient to cover your entire organization size and those users must be your employees. You cannot exchange users within the licensing period (non-concurrent).

Shelf Company Desktop EULA

Webfonts: for your website

Webfonts allow you to embed the font into a webpage using the @font-face rule, so paragraphs and headings of text can be styled as the webfont. You will be serving the webfont kit for your own site and linking it in the CSS.

Webfonts can be used on a single domain. Agencies responsible for multiple websites, for example web design agencies or hosting providers, may not share a single webfont license across multiple websites.

If the font file itself won't be embedded in the website (for example, when the font is used in a static graphic image such as a logo) you should purchase a Desktop license instead.

Most foundries on MyFonts offer their webfonts with the Annual license model. Click here to Learn more.

Shelf WebFont EULA

App: for embedding in mobile applications

Select this license type when you are developing an app for iOS, Android, or Windows Phone, and you will be embedding the font file in your mobile application's code.

Shelf App EULA

Electronic Doc: for embedding in e-text products

You can use an Electronic Doc license to embed the font in an electronic publication such as an eBook, eMagazine, or eNewspaper.

An Electronic Doc license is based on the number of publications in which the font is used. Each issue counts as a separate publication. Regional or format variations don't count as separate publications.

Updated versions of publications that are free to previous customers do not need a new license; otherwise, each new version that is released counts as a separate publication.

For font usage in graphic images shown as the ePub cover, consider a Desktop license instead as most allow for it.

Shelf Electronic Doc EULA

Digital Ad/Email: for use in HTML5 ads

You can use this type of license to embed fonts into digital ads, such as ads built using HTML5.

We'll supply a kit containing webfonts that can be used within digital ads, such as banner ads. This kit may be shared with third parties who are working on your behalf to produce the ad creatives, however you are wholly responsible for it.

HTML5 ads use webfonts, so why purchase a Digital Ads license rather than a Webfont license?

There are a few reasons, such as the Digital Ads EULA having terms that enable usage in digital ads and on advertising networks.

Digital advertisements also have different usage patterns compared to websites. Most websites generally have consistent pageviews month-to-month whereas advertising impressions can vary wildly month-to-month. Prices reflect this, making it much less expensive to use a Digital Ad license.

If you know the number of impressions the campaign requires, that amount can be ordered before the campaign begins. For campaigns where number impressions is unknown until the end of the campaign, you can true up at the end of each calendar month.

Shelf Digital Ad/Email EULA

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About the family

Shelf

Guides calmly and confidently

Shelf is a tool designed for visual information
systems that need to guide users calmly, consistently
and with a clear hierarchy of information.

Shelf is a humanist sans-serif typeface with a cool, rational character. Its restrained form draws inspiration from the landscape of ice shelves, a reference also reflected in the name of the typeface. Shelf was designed for clear visual information systems where legibility, order and calm guidance are essential.

Its proportions, letter construction and extensive character set make it suitable for both long-form text and projects that require a clear hierarchy of information. Shelf works well in exhibition identities, wayfinding systems, accompanying publications and other contexts where typography needs to organise content and support user orientation.

Each style includes more than 1,500 glyphs, including small caps, a full set of numerals, stylistic alternates, an extensive arrow system and OpenType features. Shelf supports a broad range of Latin-based languages and was prepared for demanding information, editorial and identity projects.

Designers: Szymon Sznajder

Foundry: 21Type

MyFonts debut: Jan 29, 2021

Shelf

About 21Type

21Type — Szymon Sznajder I specialize in typeface design, lettering, logotypes, and concise, letter- and symbol-based graphic forms. I work as an independent designer in Poznań, Poland. For nearly two decades, I have been designing letterforms for professional visual communication. My work combines drawing by hand, experience in type design, and precise digital refinement of detail, so that the letterforms I design perform consistently across different sizes, media, and contexts of use. I graduated from the University of the Arts in Poznań, where both my BA and MA diploma projects were typeface design projects. Since 2013, I have been associated with the University of the Arts in Poznań through teaching.

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