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Open Sans

Open Sans is a dependable humanist sans with a practical tone, ideal for mixed-content websites, marketing pages, and interfaces where clarity matters more than novelty.

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A familiar sans serif keeps attention on the message, not on deciphering the letterforms.

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300 · Light

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400 · Regular

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500 · Medium

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600 · Semibold

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700 · Bold

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800 · Extra Bold

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Categorysans-serif
DesignerSteve Matteson
Released2011
LicenseApache License 2.0
Weights300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800
Stylesnormal, italic
Subsetslatin, latin-ext
practicalcontentwebui

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