Source Sans is Adobe's first open source typeface. It is inspired by American grotesques such as Franklin Gothic and News Gothic, with more open shapes that read well on screen.
At a glance
Origin: Adobe, United States.
Designer: Paul D. Hunt.
Date: 2012.
Evolution
It was updated in 2020 as Source Sans 3, and complemented by Source Serif and Source Code to form a complete family.
Famous examples
It was chosen as the default typeface of the United States government's web design system.
Current use
It is widely used in interfaces, technical documentation and institutional websites.
Alternatives
Myriad, Frutiger, IBM Plex Sans.
Great typefaces glossary
Akzidenz-Grotesk, Arial, Avenir, Baskerville, Bodoni, Caslon, Circular, Cooper Black, Didot, DIN, FF Meta, Franklin Gothic, Frutiger, Futura, Garamond, Georgia, Gill Sans, Gotham, Graphik, Helvetica, IBM Plex, Inter, Minion, Montserrat, Myriad, Neue Haas Grotesk, Optima, Poppins, Roboto, Sabon, SF Pro, Source Sans, Source Serif, Times New Roman, Univers, Verdana