Manifesto
A typeface is the body of a word. It is the physical form of your thought, and it is never neutral. We learned to distinguish between languages, but for a long time we did not notice how the enemy kept "speaking" to us through the voice of symbols.
We do not blame anyone for the past. We all lived in that inertia, choosing convenient fonts without thinking about who created them. But today this blind spot is gone. We finally see that using russian Cyrillic means allowing the enemy to keep shaping our visual space.
Ukrainian graphic culture has deep roots. Generations of artists fought for every letter we have, for every expressive sign, and for the right to have our own visual identity. Today, we are their voices. Your font choice is not just a technical decision – it is a gesture of respect for our history and our freedom.
Shryftoriz is a tool of our shared hygiene. It is not meant to limit you, but to highlight what is hidden. We detect russian fonts to make room for Ukrainian ones. We reveal inertia so that you can make your own choice. Our words deserve a dignified, clean body.
We are launching Shryftoriz to help you cleanse your online space from hostile fonts with russian ties.
How does it work?
Shryftoriz is the first font "antivirus" in the world, built on a substantial database of 325 Ukrainian fonts and 1,298 fonts with russian ties. It works directly in your browser (and will come to other platforms in the future). It is free in the Chrome Web Store for desktop browsers based on Chromium (Google Chrome, ChatGPT Atlas, Dia, and others). Shryftoriz runs autonomously in the background and, if you wish, can be triggered manually on the active tab. Once installed it becomes available in Canva (www.canva.com), extending its font list section and marking both russian and Ukrainian fonts. We recommend pinning Shryftoriz to your browser toolbar so you can see when no hostile fonts with russian ties are present on a site. Shryftoriz has three indicator colors: white – nothing found or a scan is in progress, green – a Ukrainian font has been detected, red – a russian font has been detected.
Detects russian fonts on websites
If a website uses a font with confirmed ties to Russia, the app instantly alerts you, showing which fonts they are and what the connection is.
Suggests Ukrainian or at least non‑russian fonts
We don’t just criticize – we offer professionally curated font pairs and quick links to get them. You are the one who removes the russian font and installs the new one on your site — Shryftoriz simply helps you make the right choice and move to the side of light without breaking your design.
Supports Ukrainian type designers
If a site already uses a Ukrainian font, Shryftoriz will tell you about its author and where to buy a license legally.
Why does it matter?
Every run of Shryftoriz contributes to the first-ever research of font usage in the Ukrainian internet.
Help us gather statistics and cleanse Ukrainian websites of the aggressor’s cultural influence. By consciously choosing Ukrainian fonts and refusing the unconscious use of russian fonts, we can direct resources and attention to Ukrainian type design — revealing the depth of the Ukrainian language and Cyrillic script through this visual dimension.
Your privacy
You are in full control. You can turn off notifications and switch to manual scanning of only the tabs you choose.