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Open Sans

Google Fonts Verified

Designed by Steve Matteson • sans-serif • SIL Open Font License (OFL)

Open on Google Fonts

TYPEFACE OVERVIEW

Humanist sans serif typeface designed with an upright stress, open forms, and a neutral, friendly appearance.

Commercial Stand-In: Often chosen as an open-source alternative to Frutiger, Myriad Pro, Lucida Grande.

OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Category sans-serif

Serifs none

Contrast low

Proportions regular

Variable Font Yes

INTERACTIVE SPECIMEN TESTER

Size: 36px

Styles & Weights (5)

300 Regular

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400 Regular

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600 Regular

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700 Regular

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800 Regular

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Production CSS Blueprint

google-fonts.css

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@300;400;600;700;800&display=swap');

style.css

font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;

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