Font Family
Quicksand
Description
Display sans-serif with rounded terminals for friendly feel
Source
Variable Axes
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font-variation-settings: 'wght' 500;Intermediate values interpolate when the browser loads the variable font file; otherwise the nearest static weight renders.
Use Cases
Popularity
Characteristics
- Contrast
- none
- Aperture
- open
- x-Height
- tall
- Width
- normal
Paid Alternatives
Quicksand is an open-source alternative to:
- VAG Rounded
- Avenir Next Rounded
Use-case scenarios
Large Display
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Character Set
Uppercase
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Lowercase
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Numbers & Symbols
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",./<>?
Works Well With
These fonts pair beautifully with Quicksand based on professional typography principles.
Similar & Alternatives
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