Source Sans 3 is a sans-serif typeface family designed for clarity and legibility in user interfaces. Its clean letterforms and balanced proportions also suit websites, documentation and longer passages of text.
The family includes static and variable OpenType fonts, with weights ranging from ExtraLight to Black and matching italic styles.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Designed for clear, highly legible text in user interfaces.
- Includes ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Semibold, Bold and Black weights.
- Provides matching italic styles across the weight range.
- Offers variable fonts for flexible weight selection.
- Available in OTF, TTF, WOFF and WOFF2 formats.
- Suitable for desktop applications, websites and printed documents.
- Includes source files and instructions for building the fonts.
Website: github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans
Support:
Developer: Adobe Fonts
License: SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1
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