Droid Sans Font

Droid Sans family consisting of 3 fonts
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Author's note

Droid Sans from Ascender Corporation is a free humanist sans serif with broad, open letterforms, generous proportions, and a calm contemporary appearance. Its rounded curves meet straightforward vertical strokes with clean joins and subtly softened corners, creating a sturdy silhouette without looking mechanical. Lightly varied stroke widths keep the lettering approachable and practical.

Corporate interfaces and technical manuals benefit from its orderly construction, yet the softened geometry also suits educational publishing and everyday product packaging for familiar consumer brands. Rounded diagrams and line illustrations can mirror its softened geometry.

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BasicSans serif

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Digitized data copyright © 2006, Google Corporation.
Font family
Droid Sans
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Ascender - Droid Sans
Full font name
Droid Sans
Name table version
Version 1.00 build 107
Postscript font name
DroidSans
Trademark notice
Droid is a trademark of Google and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Manufacturer name
Ascender Corporation
Description
Droid Sans is a humanist sans serif typeface designed for user interfaces and electronic communication.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2006-12-04
Revision1
Glyph count607
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
DroidSans.ttf
DroidSansMono.ttf
DroidSans-Bold.ttf
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