Big Shoulders Text vs Teko
Teko is about 10% narrower than Big Shoulders Text in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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Handgloves 2026
| Big Shoulders Text | Teko | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Display | Sans serif |
| Weights | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black | Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable font | Yes | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 366.9 | 331.5 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 3 | 3 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Teko a good replacement for Big Shoulders Text?
Teko is about 10% narrower than Big Shoulders Text in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 29.1 units per 1000 em (similar widths).
+Which is wider, Big Shoulders Text or Teko?
Big Shoulders Text is wider, by about 10% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Big Shoulders Text has Vietnamese. Only Teko has Devanagari.
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