Public-Sans: A Strong, Neutral, Principles-driven, Open Source Typeface

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Link: Public-Sans: A strong, neutral, principles-driven, open source typeface for text or display [GitHub/U.S. Web Design]

 

...Usage

 

• Webfonts are available in fonts/webfonts
  
• Opentype fonts for installing locally and for print applications are available in fonts/otf
  
• Variable fonts should be considered experimental, but can be found in fonts/variable
  
• Source files are available in source as Glyphs files.

Design principles

 

• Be available as a free, open source webfont on any platform.
  
• Use metrics similar to common system fonts for smoother progressive enhancement.
  
• Have a broad range of weights and a good italic.
  
• Perform well in headlines, text, and UI.
  
• Be straightforward: have as few quirks as possible.
  
• Have good multilingual support.
  
• Allow for good data design with tabular figures.
  
• Be strong and neutral.
  
• Encourage continuous improvement — strive to be better, not necessarily perfect...

...License

 

• Public Sans is licensed under the SIL Open Font License v1.1...