Font Family
Open Sans
Description
Humanist sans-serif, one of the most popular web fonts
Source
Variable Axes
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font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 88, 'wght' 600;Intermediate values interpolate when the browser loads the variable font file; otherwise the nearest static weight renders.
Use Cases
Popularity
Characteristics
- Contrast
- low
- Aperture
- open
- x-Height
- tall
- Width
- normal
Paid Alternatives
Open Sans is an open-source alternative to:
- Frutiger
- Myriad Pro
Use-case scenarios
Large Display
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Typography Scale
Heading 1 (48px)
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Heading 2 (36px)
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Heading 3 (24px)
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Body Text (16px)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Small Text (14px)
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Character Set
Uppercase
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Lowercase
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Numbers & Symbols
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",./<>?
Works Well With
These fonts pair beautifully with Open Sans based on professional typography principles.
Similar & Alternatives
Fonts with a similar feel to Open Sans, from the research knowledge base.