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{{Infobox typeface
{{Infobox typeface
| image = SourceSansPro-sample.svg
| image = SourceSansPro-sample.svg
| name = Source Sans Pro
| name = Source Sans
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
| classifications = [[Sans-serif#Grotesque|Grotesque sans-serif]], [[Sans-serif#Humanist|Humanist sans-serif]]
| classifications = [[Sans-serif#Grotesque|Grotesque]], [[Sans-serif#Humanist|Humanist]]
| creationdate = 2012
| creationdate = 2012
| creator = Paul D. Hunt
| creator = Paul D. Hunt
| website = {{URL|github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans-pro}}
| website = {{URL|github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans}}
| latest_release_version = v3.046
| latest_release_version = v3.052
| latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2021|07|14}}
| latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2023|03|30}}
| foundry = [[Adobe Inc.]]
| foundry = [[Adobe Inc.]]
| license = [[SIL Open Font License]]
| license = [[SIL Open Font License]]
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| variations = [[Source Han Sans]]
| variations = [[Source Han Sans]]
}}
}}
'''Source Sans Pro''' is a sans serif [[typeface]] created by [[Paul D. Hunt]], released by [[Adobe Inc.|Adobe]] in 2012.<ref name="paul">{{Cite web| last = Paul| first = Ryan| title = Adobe releases Source Sans Pro, a new open source font| work = Ars Technica| access-date = 2016-11-06| date = 2012-08-03| url = https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/adobe-releases-source-sans-pro-a-new-open-source-font/}}</ref> It is the first [[open-source license|open-source]] font family from Adobe, distributed under the [[SIL Open Font License]].<ref name="hunt">{{cite web | url=http://blog.typekit.com/2012/08/02/source-sans-pro/ | title=Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family | last=Hunt | first=Paul D. | date=2 August 2012 | website=Adobe Typekit Blog | publisher=Adobe Systems Incorporated | access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/08/adobe-dives-into-the-open-source-font-world-with-source-sans-pro/ | title=Source Sans Pro: Adobe's First Open Source Type Family | last=Gilbertson | first=Scott | date=3 August 2012 | website=Webmonkey | publisher=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] | access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>
'''Source Sans''' (known as '''Source Sans Pro''' before 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2021 |title=Comparing 5b44992...1cac893 |url=https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans/compare/5b44992...1cac893 |website=adobe-fonts/source-sans |publisher=Adobe Inc |via=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> is a [[sans-serif]] [[typeface]] created by [[Paul D. Hunt]], released by [[Adobe Inc.|Adobe]] in 2012.<ref name="paul">{{Cite web| last = Paul| first = Ryan| title = Adobe releases Source Sans Pro, a new open source font| work = Ars Technica| access-date = 2016-11-06| date = 2012-08-03| url = https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/adobe-releases-source-sans-pro-a-new-open-source-font/}}</ref> It is the first [[open-source license|open-source]] font family from Adobe, distributed under the [[SIL Open Font License]].<ref name="hunt">{{cite web | url=http://blog.typekit.com/2012/08/02/source-sans-pro/ | title=Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family | last=Hunt | first=Paul D. | date=2 August 2012 | website=Adobe Typekit Blog | publisher=Adobe Systems Incorporated | access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/08/adobe-dives-into-the-open-source-font-world-with-source-sans-pro/ | title=Source Sans Pro: Adobe's First Open Source Type Family | last=Gilbertson | first=Scott | date=3 August 2012 | website=Webmonkey | publisher=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] | access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>


The typeface is inspired by the forms of the [[American Type Founders]]' gothics by [[Morris Fuller Benton]], such as [[News Gothic]], [[Lightline Gothic]] and [[Franklin Gothic]], modified with both a larger [[x-height]] and character width and more humanist-influenced italic forms.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rugen|first1=Chris|title=Source Sans review|url=http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/source-sans/|website=Typographica|access-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> It is available in six weights (Regular, ExtraLight, Light, Semibold, Bold, Black) in upright and italic styles, and is also available as a [[variable font]] with continuous weight values from 200 to 900.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://v-fonts.com/fonts/source-sans-variable|title=Variable Fonts — Source Sans Variable}}</ref> The typeface has wide language support for Latin script, including Western and Eastern European languages, Vietnamese, pinyin Romanization of Chinese, and Navajo.<ref name="hunt"/> Adobe's training material highlights it as having a more consistent [[Type color|colour]] on the page than the rather condensed News Gothic it is based on.<ref>{{cite web|title=Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family|url=http://blog.typekit.com/2012/08/02/source-sans-pro/|website=TypeKit|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Adobe Selecting Typefaces for Body Text">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Tim |title=Selecting Typefaces for Body Text |url=https://practice.typekit.com/lesson/selecting-typefaces-for-body-text/ |website=Typekit Practice |publisher=Adobe Systems |access-date=28 July 2018 |quote=Source Sans has an obviousness and toughness similar to News Gothic, but with a much more even color. Its letterforms are wider and more widely spaced, more modest than monumental, which makes sense in a body text setting....News Gothic is not a good choice of body text typeface. Certain letter combinations are very dense, and the overall color is not even.}}</ref>
The typeface is inspired by the forms of the [[American Type Founders]]' gothics by [[Morris Fuller Benton]], such as [[News Gothic]], [[Lightline Gothic]] and [[Franklin Gothic]], modified with both a larger [[x-height]] and character width and more humanist-influenced italic forms.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rugen|first1=Chris|title=Source Sans review|url=http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/source-sans/|website=Typographica|access-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> It is available in six weights (Regular, ExtraLight, Light, Semibold, Bold, Black) in upright and italic styles, and is also available as a [[variable font]] with continuous weight values from 200 to 900.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://v-fonts.com/fonts/source-sans-variable|title=Variable Fonts — Source Sans Variable}}</ref> The typeface has wide language support for [[Latin script]], including Western and Eastern European languages, [[Vietnamese alphabet|Vietnamese]], [[pinyin]] romanization of Chinese, and [[Navajo alphabet|Navajo]].<ref name="hunt"/> Adobe's training material highlights it as having a more consistent [[Type color|colour]] on the page than the rather condensed News Gothic it is based on.<ref>{{cite web|title=Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family|url=http://blog.typekit.com/2012/08/02/source-sans-pro/|website=TypeKit|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Adobe Selecting Typefaces for Body Text">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Tim |title=Selecting Typefaces for Body Text |url=https://practice.typekit.com/lesson/selecting-typefaces-for-body-text/ |website=Typekit Practice |publisher=Adobe Systems |access-date=28 July 2018 |quote=Source Sans has an obviousness and toughness similar to News Gothic, but with a much more even color. Its letterforms are wider and more widely spaced, more modest than monumental, which makes sense in a body text setting....News Gothic is not a good choice of body text typeface. Certain letter combinations are very dense, and the overall color is not even.}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
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===Adobe's open source family===
===Adobe's open source family===
* [[Source Code Pro]], the second member of Adobe's open source family, a monospaced sans serif
* [[Source Code Pro]], the second member of Adobe's open source family, a monospaced sans serif
* [[Source Serif Pro]], the third member of Adobe's open source family
* [[Source Serif]], the third member of Adobe's open source family
* [[Source Han Sans]], the fourth member of Adobe's open source family and the first to include [[CJK characters]]
* [[Source Han Sans]], the fourth member of Adobe's open source family and the first to include [[CJK characters]]
* [[Source Han Serif]], the last member of Adobe's open source family and includes CJK characters
* [[Source Han Serif]], the last member of Adobe's open source family and includes CJK characters
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* [https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/source-sans Source Sans Pro] at Adobe
* [https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/source-sans Source Sans Pro] at Adobe
* [https://adobe-fonts.github.io/source-sans/ Source Sans Pro specimen] on [[GitHub]]
* [https://adobe-fonts.github.io/source-sans/ Source Sans Pro specimen] on [[GitHub]]
* [https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans-pro GitHub project page]
* [https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans GitHub project page]


{{Free and open-source typography}}
{{Free and open-source typography}}

Latest revision as of 17:45, 4 August 2024

Source Sans
CategorySans-serif
ClassificationGrotesque, Humanist
Designer(s)Paul D. Hunt
FoundryAdobe Inc.
Date created2012
LicenseSIL Open Font License
Design based on
VariationsSource Han Sans
Websitegithub.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans
Latest release versionv3.052
Latest release dateMarch 30, 2023; 20 months ago (2023-03-30)

Source Sans (known as Source Sans Pro before 2021)[1] is a sans-serif typeface created by Paul D. Hunt, released by Adobe in 2012.[2] It is the first open-source font family from Adobe, distributed under the SIL Open Font License.[3][4]

The typeface is inspired by the forms of the American Type Founders' gothics by Morris Fuller Benton, such as News Gothic, Lightline Gothic and Franklin Gothic, modified with both a larger x-height and character width and more humanist-influenced italic forms.[5] It is available in six weights (Regular, ExtraLight, Light, Semibold, Bold, Black) in upright and italic styles, and is also available as a variable font with continuous weight values from 200 to 900.[6] The typeface has wide language support for Latin script, including Western and Eastern European languages, Vietnamese, pinyin romanization of Chinese, and Navajo.[3] Adobe's training material highlights it as having a more consistent colour on the page than the rather condensed News Gothic it is based on.[7][8]

See also

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  • Benton Sans – another commercial Benton revival, optimised for various weights, widths and optical masters for various sizes of text
  • Trade Gothic – Linotype's competing design

Adobe's open source family

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References

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  1. ^ "Comparing 5b44992...1cac893". adobe-fonts/source-sans. Adobe Inc. 21 January 2021 – via GitHub.
  2. ^ Paul, Ryan (3 August 2012). "Adobe releases Source Sans Pro, a new open source font". Ars Technica. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Hunt, Paul D. (2 August 2012). "Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family". Adobe Typekit Blog. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. ^ Gilbertson, Scott (3 August 2012). "Source Sans Pro: Adobe's First Open Source Type Family". Webmonkey. Wired. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. ^ Rugen, Chris. "Source Sans review". Typographica. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Variable Fonts — Source Sans Variable".
  7. ^ "Source Sans Pro: Adobe's first open source type family". TypeKit. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  8. ^ Brown, Tim. "Selecting Typefaces for Body Text". Typekit Practice. Adobe Systems. Retrieved 28 July 2018. Source Sans has an obviousness and toughness similar to News Gothic, but with a much more even color. Its letterforms are wider and more widely spaced, more modest than monumental, which makes sense in a body text setting....News Gothic is not a good choice of body text typeface. Certain letter combinations are very dense, and the overall color is not even.
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