https://github.com/drwpow/awesome-oss-fonts
A collection of quality open-source fonts (mostly not on Google Fonts)
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A collection of quality open-source fonts (mostly not on Google Fonts)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/drwpow/awesome-oss-fonts
- Owner: drwpow
- Created: 2020-03-14T14:36:46.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-26T17:56:19.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-23T04:02:00.058Z (about 2 months ago)
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- Size: 835 KB
- Stars: 94
- Watchers: 6
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# đź““ Awesome OSS Fonts
A collection of quality open-source fonts.
## Fonts
### Sans-serif
| Font | Subgenre | Designer | Released | Updated | Notes | Link |
| :----------------- | :-------- | :-------------------------------------------- | :------- | :------- | :------------------------------------ | :-------------------------------------------------------: |
| Barlow | Grotesque | Jeremy Tribby | Oct 2017 | Jun 2020 | inspired by California road signage | [GitHub](https://github.com/jpt/barlow) |
| Chivo | Grotesque | HĂ©ctor Gatti, Omnibus | Nov 2011 | Mar 2020 | | [GitHub](https://github.com/Omnibus-Type/Chivo) |
| DM Sans | Geometric | Colophon, MultiAdaptor, DeepMind | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 | improved version of Poppins | [GitHub](https://github.com/googlefonts/dm-fonts) |
| Epilogue | Grotesque | Tyler Finck, Rosa Wagner | Jan 2020 | Jun 2020 | multi-language support | [Website][epilogue] |
| IBM Plex Sans | Grotesque | Mike Abbink, IBM | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | multi-language support | [GitHub][plex-sans] |
| Hauora Sans | Hybrid | Wayne Shih | Jul 2018 | Sep 2020 | derivative of Manrope | [GitHub](https://github.com/WCYS-Co/Hauora-Sans) |
| Inclusive Sans | Hybrid | Olivia King | Dec 2022 | Dec 2024 | legible | [GitHub](https://github.com/LivKing/Inclusive-Sans) |
| Instrument Sans | Hybrid | Rodrigo Fuenzalida | Mar 2023 | Mar 2023 | variable font, wide glyphset | [GitHub](https://github.com/Instrument/instrument-sans) |
| Inter | Grotesque | Rasmus Andersson | Aug 2017 | Nov 2023 | multi-language support | [GitHub](https://github.com/rsms/inter/) |
| Jakarta Sans | Hybrid | Gumpita Rahayu | Feb 2020 | Feb 2020 | alternate glyphs | [GitHub](https://github.com/tokotype/PlusJakartaSans) |
| Karrik | Grotesque | Jean-Baptiste Morizot | Jun 2020 | Jun 2020 | | [Website][karrik] |
| Manrope | Hybrid | Mikhail Sharanda | Jan 2020 | Dec 2021 | variable font, multi-language support | [Website][manrope] |
| Mattone | Humanist | Nunzio Mazzaferro | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | highly-readable | [Website][mattone] |
| Open Sauce Sans | Grotesque | Alfredo Marco Pradil | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 | ink traps | [GitHub][open-sauce-sans] |
| Overpass | Grotesque | Delve Withrington, Dave Bailey, Thomas Jockin | Aug 2015 | Nov 2019 | inspired by Highway Gothic | [GitHub](https://github.com/RedHatOfficial/Overpass) |
| Reglo | Geometric | Sebastien Sanfilippo | Aug 2009 | | DIN-inspired | [Website](http://osp.kitchen/foundry/reglo/) |
| Public Sans | Grotesque | Dan O. Williams, U.S. Web Standards | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 | Franklin clone | [GitHub](https://github.com/uswds/public-sans) |
| Space Grotesk | Geometric | Florian Karsten | Jan 2018 | Dec 2019 | variable font | [GitHub](https://github.com/floriankarsten/space-grotesk) |
| Spartan | Geometric | Matt Bailey | Feb 2018 | Feb 2020 | | [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Spartan) |
| Sporting Grotesque | Grotesque | Lucas Le Bihan | Jan 2016 | Apr 2018 | Greek support | [Website](http://velvetyne.fr/fonts/sporting-grotesque/) |
| Violet Sans | Geometric | | Dec 2019 | Jan 2020 | Eurostile-inspired | [GitHub](https://github.com/violetoffice/violet_sans) |
### Serif
| Font | Subgenre | Designer | Released | Updated | Notes | Link |
| :------------- | :----------- | :--------------- | :------- | :------- | :------------------------ | :---------------------------------------------: |
| Gelasio | Transitional | Eben Sorkin | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 | metrics compat w/ Georgia | [GitHub](https://github.com/SorkinType/Gelasio) |
| IBM Plex Serif | Transitional | Mike Abbink, IBM | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | multi-language support | [GitHub](https://github.com/IBM/plex) |
| Minipax | Transitional | Raphaël Ronot | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | alternate glyphs | [GitHub](https://github.com/ronotypo/Minipax) |
| Moretus | Transitional | Eli Heuer | Nov 2016 | May 2017 | Plantin revival | [GitHub](https://github.com/davelab6/libre-moretus) |
### Monospace
| Font | Subgenre | Designer | Released | Updated | Notes | Link |
| :------------- | :--------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------- | :------- | :----------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------: |
| Compagnon | Slab-serif | Chloé Lozano, Juliette Duhé, Léa Pradine, Sébastien Riollier, Valentin Papon | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 | super family | [Website](http://velvetyne.fr/fonts/compagnon/) |
| Courier Prime | Slab-serif | Alan Dague-Greene | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 | Courier revival | [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Courier+Prime) |
| Fragment Mono | Grotesque | Wei Huang, URW++ | Sep 2022 | Jun 2024 | Helvetica monospace | [GitHub](https://github.com/weiweihuanghuang/fragment-mono) |
| IBM Plex Mono | Grotesque | Mike Abbink, IBM | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | multi-language support | [GitHub](https://github.com/IBM/plex) |
| JetBrains Mono | Geometric | Philipp Nurullin | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 | code ligatures | [GitHub](https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono) |
| Recursive | Grotesque | Stephen Nixon | Aug 2019 | Nov 2021 | variable font, sign painter-inspired | [Website][recursive] |
### Blackletter
| Font | Subgenre | Designer | Released | Updated | Notes | Link |
| :------------ | :------- | :------------------------- | :------- | :------ | :------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| FDI Wiking | | Heinz König, Ralf Herrmann | 2020 | 2020 | Recut of historic 1925 typeface of same name | [Website][fdi-wiking] |
| Grenze Gotish | Fraktur | Omnibus Type | 2020 | 2020 | | [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Grenze+Gotisch#glyphs) |
## Specimens
#### [Epilogue][epilogue]
#### [FDI Wiking][fdi-wiking]
#### [Inclusive Sans][inclusive-sans]
#### [Karrik][karrik]
#### [Manrope][manrope]
#### [Mattone][mattone] (via [Fonts in Use](https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/108836/mattone))
#### [Open Sauce Sans][open-sauce-sans]
#### [Recursive][recursive]
## Info
### Project goal
The goal of this project is to **showcase the best _open-source_ typefaces on the internet** (keyword: _open source_; not merely _free_) rather than trying to be a comprehensive catalog of everything. This will be dripping with my own opinions (and I’m quite picky). But hopefully it’s at least a consistent taste. If you’ve found just one typeface you loved from this project, it was worth it.
A secondary goal of this project is to **give credit to the type designers.** Sometimes this isn’t as prominent as it should be on other sites. Give people credit (after all, it’s usually their only form of payment here)!
### Similar projects
If you’d like to discover other typeface collections such as these, check out:
- [Open Foundry](https://open-foundry.com)
- [Beautiful Web Type](https://beautifulwebtype.com/)
- [chriscoyier/coding-fonts](https://github.com/chriscoyier/coding-fonts)
- [Fontsource](https://github.com/fontsource/fontsource)
_Note: I’m not associated with any of the following_
### How did you find all these typefaces?
Various sources and newsletters, including Twitter. But most of the submissions were found from [Typewolf’s newsletter][typewolf]. You should subscribe (not affiliated; just a fan)!
[karrik]: http://karrik.phantom-foundry.com/
[epilogue]: https://www.etceteratype.co/epilogue
[fdi-wiking]: https://fdi-type.de/fonts/fdi-wiking/
[inclusive-sans]: https://github.com/LivKing/Inclusive-Sans
[manrope]: https://manropefont.com/
[mattone]: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/mattone
[open-sauce-sans]: https://github.com/marcologous/Open-Sauce-Sans
[plex-sans]: https://github.com/IBM/plex
[recursive]: https://recursive.design
[typewolf]: https://www.typewolf.com/newsletter