Open Sans Light Font

Open Sans family consisting of 13 fonts
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Author's note

Open Sans Light by Ascender Corporation is a free light sans serif with tall, open proportions and an exceptionally restrained stroke. Its curves are broad and clean, with gentle changes in width that keep the lettering from feeling mechanical. The narrow strokes give the letterforms an airy and contemporary overall texture.

Cultural institutions and understated lifestyle brands are the strongest fit. Editorial features and exhibition programs can use its spacious shapes to establish an orderly, approachable voice. Its quiet drawing also translates to skincare packaging and museum signage, linking these settings through clarity and reserve.

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BasicSans serif

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Copyright notice
Digitized data copyright © 2010-2011, Google Corporation.
Font family
Open Sans Light
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Ascender - Open Sans Light Build 100
Full font name
Open Sans Light
Name table version
Version 1.10
Postscript font name
OpenSans-Light
Trademark notice
Open Sans is a trademark of Google and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Manufacturer name
Ascender Corporation

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2010-12-30
Revision1
Glyph count938
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightLight
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 13 font weights listed below:
OpenSans-Light.ttf
OpenSans-BoldItalic.ttf
OpenSans-SemiboldItalic.ttf
OpenSans-LightItalic.ttf
OpenSans-Semibold.ttf
OpenSans-ExtraBold.ttf
OpenSans-Regular.ttf
OpenSans-Italic.ttf
OpenSans-ExtraBoldItalic.ttf
OpenSans-Bold.ttf
OpenSans-CondLightItalic.ttf
OpenSans-CondBold.ttf
OpenSans-CondLight.ttf
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