Source Sans 3

Sans Serif humanist-sans por Paul D. Hunt #43 no Google Fonts
Peso

Sobre Source Sans 3

A Source Sans foi a primeira fonte open-source da Adobe, projetada por Paul D. Hunt como uma sans-serif limpa e legível para interfaces de usuário. A Source Sans 3 representa sua iteração mais refinada como uma fonte totalmente variável que abrange o eixo de peso. A construção humanista — derivada das proporções caligráficas de Robert Slimbach — confere calor ao que poderia ser de outra forma um grotesco puramente neutro. O amplo suporte a scripts incluindo cirílico, grego e vietnamita, a torna uma escolha confiável para documentação multilíngue e design de UI multiplataforma.

Design Analysis

Source Sans 3 is Adobe's first open-source typeface, built on rationalist sans-serif principles with humanist touches. Its letterforms feature a moderate x-height, open apertures, and subtle ink traps that enhance rendering at small sizes on screen. The design balances neutrality with enough character to avoid the clinical feel of pure grotesques.

Recommended Use Cases

A strong default for developer documentation, technical writing, and open-source project UIs. Pairs naturally with Source Serif and Source Code Pro for a unified typographic ecosystem across body, display, and code.

Mapa de Caracteres

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Cascata de Pesos (8)

200 ExtraLight
300 Light
400 Regular
500 Medium
600 SemiBold
700 Bold
800 ExtraBold
900 Black

Como Usar

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+3:wght@200;300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+3:wght@200;300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap');
font-family: 'Source Sans 3', sans-serif;
brew install --cask font-source-sans-3

Detalhes

Categoria
Sans Serif
Estilo
humanist-sans
Pesos
8
Itálico
Coreano
Designer
Paul D. Hunt
Licença
OFL
Versão
Popularidade
#43
Downloads
380

Uso da Licença

Uso na webPermitido
ImpressãoPermitido
Vídeo / TransmissãoPermitido
EmbalagemPermitido
Incorporação em appPermitido
Marca / LogoPermitido
ModificaçãoPermitido

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Suporte a Idiomas

cyrillic cyrillic-ext greek greek-ext latin latin-ext vietnamese

Ideal Para

body_text web_apps ui_elements

Conceitos Tipográficos

  • Stem

    The main vertical stroke of a letter, such as the upright in 'l', 'b', 'd'. The heaviest stroke in most typeface designs.

  • Typeface

    The overall design of a set of characters — the artistic creation. Often confused with 'font', which is a specific size/weight/style of a typeface.

  • Humanist Sans

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

  • Kerning

    The adjustment of space between individual letter pairs to achieve visually consistent spacing.

  • Tracking

    The uniform adjustment of spacing across an entire range of characters, unlike kerning which targets specific pairs.

  • Font Weight

    The thickness of character strokes, typically ranging from 100 (Thin) to 900 (Black). Regular is 400, Bold is 700.

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