PT Sans

Sans Serif by ParaType #25 on Google Fonts
Weight

About PT Sans

PT Sans was commissioned by the Russian Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications as part of the Public Types of the Russian Federation project, making it a typeface with explicit civic purpose. Designed by ParaType, it covers both Latin and an extensive Cyrillic range, serving the linguistic needs of dozens of languages across Russia and Eastern Europe. The design balances humanist warmth with the neutrality expected of a workhorse typeface intended for government and educational publications.

Design Analysis

PT Sans is a humanist sans-serif originally commissioned for the public types of the Russian Federation, with extensive Cyrillic support. Its letterforms exhibit slightly condensed proportions, moderate x-height, and open forms that maintain readability across Cyrillic and Latin scripts. The design balances economy of space with comfortable reading rhythm.

Recommended Use Cases

The premier choice for bilingual Russian-English projects and government or institutional communication. Works well for body text in publications that require strong Cyrillic rendering, paired with PT Serif for typographic hierarchy.

Character Map

AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
0123456789
!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",.<>?

Weight Waterfall (2)

400 Regular
700 Bold

How to Use

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=PT+Sans:wght@700;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=PT+Sans:wght@700;400&display=swap');
font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;
brew install --cask font-pt-sans

Details

Category
Sans Serif
Weights
2
Italic
Korean
Designer
ParaType
License
OFL
Version
Popularity
#25
Downloads
178

License Usage

Web useAllowed
PrintAllowed
Video / BroadcastAllowed
PackagingAllowed
App embeddingAllowed
Brand / LogoAllowed
ModificationAllowed

OFL — Free for personal & commercial use

Language Support

cyrillic cyrillic-ext latin latin-ext

Best For

body_text web_apps ui_elements