Open Sans
Sans-Serif · Friendly, Minimal, Modern
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About Open Sans
A humanist sans optimized for on-screen legibility — the web's workhorse.
Open Sans is a free, open-licensed font available on Google Fonts. Use the button below to get it for your own projects.
Characteristics
- Category
- Sans-Serif
- Serif style
- None (sans-serif style)
- Stroke contrast
- Low — even strokes
- Typical weight
- Regular
- X-height
- High
- Moods
- Friendly, Minimal, Modern
Similar fonts
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Get Open Sans
Free and open-licensed — download it or add it to your own site from Google Fonts.
Get this font on Google FontsFont pairing idea
Open Sans works well alongside an elegant serif such as Playfair Display or Merriweather when you need contrast for headlines. For a friendly feel, stick to two families and use weight — not more fonts — to build hierarchy.