Open Sans

Sans Serif humanist-sans by Steve Matteson #2 on Google Fonts
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About Open Sans

Steve Matteson이 제작한 이 휴머니스트 산세리프는 수직 강조와 열린 자간(aperture)을 통해 다양한 화면 크기와 해상도에서의 가독성을 최우선으로 설계되었습니다. 역대 가장 많이 배포된 웹 폰트 중 하나로, 본문 텍스트, 이메일 템플릿, 웹 애플리케이션에 적합한 중립적이고 전문적인 톤을 유지합니다. 가변 width 및 weight 축과 히브리어, 그리스 문자 지원으로 다국어 환경에서도 강력한 유연성을 발휘합니다.

Character Map

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

Weight Waterfall (6)

300 Light
400 Regular
500 Medium
600 SemiBold
700 Bold
800 ExtraBold

How to Use

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@300;500;600;700;800;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@300;500;600;700;800;400&display=swap');
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
brew install --cask font-open-sans

Details

Category
Sans Serif
Style
humanist-sans
Weights
6
Italic
✓
한국어
✗
Designer
Steve Matteson
License
OFL
Version
Popularity
#2
Downloads
1

License Usage

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

OFL — Free for personal & commercial use

Language Support

cyrillic cyrillic-ext greek greek-ext hebrew latin latin-ext math symbols vietnamese

Best For

body-text web-app email

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Typography Concepts

  • Aperture

    The opening of a partially enclosed counter in letters like 'c', 'e', 's'. Wider apertures generally improve readability at small sizes.

  • Sans Serif

    A typeface without serifs — 'sans' means 'without' in French. Clean, modern appearance popular in digital design.

  • Neo-grotesque

    Refined sans-serif style from the 1950s with uniform strokes and neutral appearance. The dominant style in modern UI design.

  • Humanist Sans

    Sans-serif typefaces inspired by Renaissance handwriting with organic stroke variation. Warmer and more readable than geometric styles.

  • Legibility

    How easily individual characters can be distinguished from each other — an intrinsic quality of the typeface design itself.

  • WCAG Typography

    Web Content Accessibility Guidelines as applied to text — minimum contrast ratios (4.5:1 AA, 7:1 AAA), resizable text, and no images of text.

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