Ubuntu (typeface)

Not to be confused with an earlier typeface named Ubuntu Titling.
Ubuntu Font Family
CategorySans-serif
ClassificationHumanist sans-serif
Commissioned byCanonical
FoundryDalton Maag
LicenseUbuntu Font License
VariationsUbuntu Monospace & Ubuntu Condensed
Websitehttps://design.ubuntu.com/font

Ubuntu is an OpenType-based font family, designed to be a modern, humanist-style typeface[1] by London-based type foundry Dalton Maag, with funding by Canonical Ltd. The font was under development for nearly nine months, with only a limited initial release through a beta program, until September 2010. It was then that it became the new default font of the Ubuntu operating system in Ubuntu 10.10.[2][3] Its designers include Vincent Connare, creator of the Comic Sans and Trebuchet MS fonts.[4]

The Ubuntu font family is licensed under the Ubuntu Font License.[5]

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  2. ^ Humphrey, Benjamin (28 September 2010). "New Ubuntu font lands in Maverick for all users". OMG! Ubuntu!. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ Andrew. "The Ubuntu Font Family Is Now Available In Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat (Officially)". WebUpd8. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ Peters, Yves. "Ampersand Conference 2011 Focuses on Web Typography". Font Feed. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ^ "ttf-ubuntu-font-family package in Ubuntu 10.10 "maverick" archiv... : Ubuntu Font Family". Launchpad. Retrieved 6 July 2022.