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- Style
- Sans Serif
- Mood
- Modern
- Use case
- App UI, Web
- Availability
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Public Sans Font Package
Based on Libre Franklin, Public Sans is a strong, neutral typeface for interfaces, text, and headings. It was Developed by the United States Web Design System.
Public Sans Character Specimen
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Public Sans Font Overview
Based on Libre Franklin, Public Sans is a strong, neutral typeface for interfaces, text, and headings. It was Developed by the United States Web Design System. The family was upgraded to a variable font in May 2022. To contribute, see github.com/uswds/public-sans
- Category: Sans-serif
- Available variants: regular, italic
- Supported subsets: latin, latin-ext, menu, vietnamese
- Designer: USWDS, Dan Williams, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida
- Foundry: Google Fonts
- Variable font: Yes
- Variable axes: WGHT 100.0-900.0
How to Use Public Sans
Public Sans works well for headings, UI labels, social graphics, landing pages, and lightweight brand systems where a reliable sans-serif style is needed.
Pair Public Sans with a neutral sans serif for product interfaces, or combine it with a higher-contrast display family when you need more hierarchy in editorial layouts.
This package includes subsets reported by Google Fonts: latin, latin-ext, menu, vietnamese. Always verify glyph coverage against your specific production language set before launch.
Public Sans License
This font package is distributed with the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The ZIP archive includes the required OFL.txt file without modification.
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