Source Serif is a serif typeface designed to complement the Source Sans family.
Its letterforms draw inspiration from the work of eighteenth-century French type designer Pierre Simon Fournier while maintaining a contemporary appearance.
The family is intended for extended reading and offers carefully tuned optical sizes for different text settings. It is suitable for body copy, captions, headings, and display typography across print and digital media.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Six weights ranging from ExtraLight to Black.
- Matching upright and italic styles.
- Optical sizes tailored for captions, small text, regular text, subheadings, and display use.
- Variable fonts with adjustable weight and optical size.
- Extensive Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic character coverage.
- OpenType features for professional typography.
- Designed to work harmoniously with Source Sans.
- Source files and font-building tools are provided.
Website: github.com/adobe-fonts/source-serif
Support:
Developer: Adobe
License: SIL Open Font License, version 1.1
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