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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Classification | Humanist |
| Designer(s) | Steve Matteson |
| Foundry | Ascender Corporation |
| Date created | 2010[1] |
| Date released | 2011[2] |
| License | SIL Open Font License, Apache License 2.0 (before March 2021) |
| Design based on | Droid Sans |
| Website | fonts |
Open Sans is an open source humanist sans-serif typeface that was designed by Steve Matteson under commission from Google. It was released in 2011 and is based on his earlier design called Droid Sans, which was specifically created for Android mobile devices but with slight modifications to its width.
The typeface is characterized by its wide apertures on many letters and a large x-height, making it highly legible on screens and at small sizes. Being part of the humanist genre of sans-serif typefaces, it also features a true italic style. As of July 2018, Open Sans is the second most widely used font on Google Fonts, serving over four billion views per day across more than 20 million websites.[3]
In March 2021, the Open Sans font family was updated to include a variable font version, which now also supports Hebrew characters.[4]
- ^ fonts2u: Open Sans, "2010-12-20"
- ^ Typedia: Open Sans
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