Public Sans

U.S. Web Design System team · A simple, neutral sans-serif typeface, installed as variable and individual-weight font files.

CaskFontsApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
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Latest version2.001May 17, 2022 · May 17, 2022
Download size4.7MBarm64 / x86_64 · zip
Release cadenceIrregular0 releases in 30 days

About

Public Sans is a sans-serif typeface adapted from Libre Franklin and designed by the U.S. Web Design System team. This package installs font files, not an application.

  • The installed files include variable fonts and separate static files in regular, italic, and multiple weights, including thin, light, medium, bold, and black.
  • The package includes upright and italic styles; the complete installed set is listed below.
  • The official source describes Public Sans as simple and neutral and notes that it is no longer maintained.

Install with Homebrew:

brew install --cask font-public-sans

After installation, select Public Sans or one of its installed styles in a compatible application’s font picker. The installed files do not establish full Unicode coverage or ligature support.

Complete font file list: PublicSans[wght].ttf, PublicSans-BlackItalic.otf, PublicSans-Bold.otf, PublicSans-BoldItalic.otf, PublicSans-ExtraBold.otf, PublicSans-ExtraBoldItalic.otf, PublicSans-ExtraLight.otf, PublicSans-ExtraLightItalic.otf, PublicSans-Italic.otf, PublicSans-Light.otf, PublicSans-LightItalic.otf, PublicSans-Medium.otf, PublicSans-MediumItalic.otf, PublicSans-Regular.otf, PublicSans-SemiBold.otf, PublicSans-SemiBoldItalic.otf, PublicSans-Thin.otf, PublicSans-ThinItalic.otf, PublicSans-Italic[wght].ttf, PublicSans-Black.otf.

Sources: Public Sans · Digital.gov typography introduction

New What’s new in 2.001 May 17, 2022 · OpenNavo editorial

  • UpdatesImproved the build process.

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