Open Sans
Sans-serif • by Google FontsFree for commercial use6 weightsVariableItalic
Font DNA Profile
Outlines characteristics mapped from geometry curves
Sans-serif→Low Contrast→Geometric Sans→Normal Width→Clean Terminals
Specimen Sandbox
Size48px
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Available Weights & Downloads
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Measured shape
Taken from real outlines, used to match type shapes against images.
Stroke contrastLow 0.12
Letter widthNormal 1.10
x-heightMedium 0.72
Stem weight0.15
Use it on the web
Add this code block inside your website style sheet.
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@300;400;500;600;700;800&display=swap');
.heading {
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}Fonts that look like Open Sans
Ranked by measured letter shape outlines, not categories.
Downloads & Source
Usage & Licensing
Open SourceYes (OFL)
Commercial UseAllowed
Personal UseAllowed
License Profile
A free alternative to
Open Sans is a recommended open-source alternative for these commercial typefaces:
Helvetica NeuePaid License
Proxima NovaPaid License
GothamPaid License
Pairs well with
These combinations establish optimal structure and typographic contrast:
Details
Licence
CategorySans-serif
Added2015-06-15
Supported Scriptscyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, hebrew, latin, latin-ext, math, symbols, vietnamese