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Source Sans Pro
CategorySans serif
Designer(s)Paul D. Hunt
FoundryAdobe Systems
Date released2012-08-02
LicenseSIL Open Font License
VariationsRegular, ExtraLight, Light, Semibold, Bold, Black

Source Sans Pro is a sans serif typeface created by Paul D. Hunt for Adobe Systems. It is the first open source font family from Adobe, distributed under the SIL Open Font License.[1][2]

Characteristics

The typeface is inspired by the forms of the American Type Founders’ gothics by Morris Fuller Benton. It is currently available in six weights, from ExtraLight to Black, in upright and italic styles. The typeface has wide language support for Latin script, including Western and Eastern European languages, Vietnamese, pinyin Romanization of Chinese, and Navajo.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hunt, Paul D. (August 2, 2012). "Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family". Adobe.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. ^ Gillbertson, Scott (August 3, 2012). "Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family". Webmonkey. Retrieved August 3, 2012.