Big Shoulders
XO Type Co · A Google Fonts typeface installed as one TTF file, with optical-size and weight axes indicated in its filename.
Big Shoulders is a font you can install on a Mac.
About
Big Shoulders is a typeface listed on Google Fonts. The Homebrew cask installs one font file, BigShoulders[opsz,wght]., in the user’s Fonts folder. The opsz and wght tokens in the filename indicate optical-size and weight axes.
- This cask installs the font file, not a separate application.
- The installed artifact is a single TTF file; the cask does not list additional font files or styles.
- To use it, select Big Shoulders as the font in a compatible application that lets you choose installed fonts.
Install with brew install --cask font-big-shoulders. After installation, choose the font in the application where you want to use it. The available evidence identifies the font and its installed file, but does not establish Unicode coverage or ligature support.
Sources: Google Fonts
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Install and uninstall
Homebrew installs the font in ~/Library/Fonts, where Font Book can use it.
Install without Homebrew
Download the same file Homebrew uses: github.com/google/fonts/raw/main/ofl/bigshoulders/BigShoulders%5Bopsz%2Cwght%5D.ttf
$ brew uninstall --cask \font-big-shouldersA regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.
Questions
Is Big Shoulders safe?
Big Shoulders is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. The download comes from github.com; Homebrew does not verify a checksum for it. It was installed 2 times through Homebrew in the last 30 days.
How do I completely uninstall Big Shoulders on a Mac?
Run brew uninstall --cask font-big-shoulders.