Open Sans

Summary

Open Sans is a typeface family^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Open Sans's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[3].
• Open Sans's commissioned by is recorded as Google^[4].
• Open Sans's based on is recorded as Droid Sans^[5].
• Open Sans's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0^[6].
• Open Sans's copyright license is recorded as SIL Open Font License^[7].
• Open Sans is a type of sans-serif typeface^[8].
• Open Sans is a type of open-source typeface^[9].
• Open Sans's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[10].
• Open Sans's writing system is recorded as Cyrillic script^[11].
• Open Sans's writing system is recorded as Greek alphabet^[12].
• Open Sans's writing system is recorded as Hebrew alphabet^[13].
• Open Sans's designed by is recorded as Q7613296^[14].
• Open Sans's Commons category is recorded as Open Sans^[15].
• Open Sans's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Open Sans^[17].
• Open Sans was published on +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Open Sans's official website is recorded as https://www.opensans.com/^[19].
• Open Sans's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/googlefonts/opensans^[20].
• Open Sans's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as humanist font^[21].
• Open Sans's type foundry is recorded as Ascender Corporation^[22].
• Open Sans's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Open Sans's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[3]. Recorded subclass of include sans-serif typeface^[8] and open-source typeface^[9].

Origins

+2010-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Open Sans^[17].

Why It Matters

Open Sans has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]