Public Sans
Sans-Serif · Formal, Minimal, Modern
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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About Public Sans
The US government's open sans — neutral, accessible, built for public interfaces.
Public 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
- Formal, Minimal, Modern
Tags
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Get Public 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
Public Sans works well alongside an elegant serif such as Playfair Display or Merriweather when you need contrast for headlines. For a formal feel, stick to two families and use weight — not more fonts — to build hierarchy.