Font family
Ubuntu font
Ubuntu is the typeface of the Ubuntu operating system, designed for clarity on screens with a custom approach to terminal-style letterforms.
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- 400Hamburgevons
- 500Hamburgevons
- 700Hamburgevons
Font Details
- Designer
- Dalton Maag
- Foundry
- Unknown
- Source
- Google Fonts
- License
- UFL-1.0
- Category
- sans-serif
- X-height
- medium
- Styles
- normal, italic
- Subsets
- latin, latin-ext, cyrillic, greek
- Weights
- 300, 400, 500, 700
- Variable
- Yes
- Popularity
- 81/100
- Tags
- ui, technical, modern, open-source
- wghtmin 300max 700default 400
Character and Use Cases
Ubuntu , Ubuntu is the humanist sans drawn by Dalton Maag for the Ubuntu operating system. It carries a distinctive personality: slightly squarish forms, open apertures, and a friendly, grounded tone that reads as approachable rather than corporate.
The family is a natural fit for open-source projects, developer tools, and any brand with a pragmatic, community-minded feel. Four weights with roman and italic cover most needs, and the medium weight does the heavy lifting for headings. Its personality is stronger than the generic UI sanses, so pair it with restrained supporting type.
Regular (400) and Medium (500) for body and labels; Bold (700) for headings; Light (300) for large, airy display text. The four-step range keeps the hierarchy simple.
Production Code
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<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Ubuntu:wght@300;400;500;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">Pairings using Ubuntu
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Good typography is the visible voice of design, quiet when it should be, loud when it must.
PreviewUbuntu + Ubuntu
Ubuntu in two weights, a single-family system with technical character. Designed for clarity on screens, with subtle warmth.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why does Ubuntu look different from other sans faces?
- Dalton Maag drew it after studying how letterforms are recognized, tuning strokes and apertures to make each character easier to distinguish, which results in its slightly squared, deliberate appearance.
- Can Ubuntu be used outside the operating system?
- Yes, the font is licensed under the Ubuntu Font Licence, which allows free use, modification, and redistribution, including for websites and products.
Test Ubuntu in the playground
Drop Ubuntu into the typography playground, mix it with another family, and check contrast on real text.