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IBM Plex Sans

Sans-serifLatinCyrillicKazakh14 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 617 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
IBM Plex Sans Thin 100
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Thin Italic 100
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Extra Light 200
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Extra Light Italic 200
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Light 300
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Light Italic 300
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Regular 400
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Regular Italic 400
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Medium 500
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Medium Italic 500
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Semi Bold 600
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Semi Bold Italic 600
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Bold 700
IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans Bold Italic 700
IBM Plex Sans
Font IBM Plex Sans in use: the phrase “Built to get things done” over a landscape

About the font

IBM Plex Sans is a free font by Mike Abbink, Bold Monday, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 453 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 52% of the em and the capital height is 70%.

IBM Plex Sans is a sans-serif font designed by Mike Abbink of IBM BX&D in collaboration with Bold Monday, an independent Dutch type foundry. It supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts, including the extra letters needed for Kazakh, and contains 1025 glyphs. The family has 14 styles with weights from 100 to 700, and it is a variable font. It is free to use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Author
Mike Abbink, Bold Monday
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
1025

Character and uses

Mood
  • business-like
  • calm
Design
  • grotesque
  • humanist
Good for

Marked from the shapes of the letters by an AI model, not by the author of the font.

Supported languages

IBM Plex Sans has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 453 languages of the 1069 we checked (language data: Google Fonts). The biggest languages come first.

  • English
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • German
  • French
  • Turkish
  • Kazakh
  • Swahili
  • Indonesian
  • Javanese
  • Vietnamese
  • Italian
  • Filipino
  • Nigerian Pidgin
  • Polish
  • Oromo
  • Sundanese
  • Dutch
  • Ukrainian
  • Uzbek(Latin)
  • Cebuano
  • Kurdish
  • Malagasy
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  • Romanian
  • Nyanja
  • Somali
  • Zulu
  • Czech
  • Swedish
  • Hungarian
  • Greek
  • Shona
  • Low German
  • Quechua
  • Kinyarwanda
  • Wolof
  • Congo Swahili
  • Turkmen
  • Iloko
  • Xhosa
  • Belarusian
  • Luba-Lulua
  • Azerbaijani
  • Umbundu
  • Afrikaans
  • Hiligaynon
  • Kikuyu
  • Haitian Creole
  • Tajik
  • Catalan
  • Kimbundu
  • Serbian(Latin)
  • Minangkabau
  • Swiss German
  • Bulgarian
  • Rundi
  • Serbian(Cyrillic)
  • Danish
  • Wolaytta
  • Albanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovak
  • Southern Sotho
  • Tswana
  • Luyia
  • Guarani
  • Finnish
  • Ganda
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Bemba
  • Northern Sotho
  • Luo
  • Tok Pisin
  • Sukuma
  • Tsonga
  • Balinese
  • Uzbek(Cyrillic)
  • Norwegian
  • Buginese
  • Kamba
  • Kalenjin
  • Banjar
  • Makhuwa
  • Bosnian(Cyrillic)
  • Bosnian(Latin)
  • Sidamo
  • Acehnese
  • Galician
  • Tiv
  • Bikol
  • Waray
  • Efik
  • Mongolian
  • Sango
  • Kyrgyz
  • Aymara
  • Nyankole
  • Hmong
  • Jamaican Creole English
  • Gusii
  • Pampanga
  • Beja
  • Batak Toba
  • Lithuanian
  • Chiga
  • Soga
  • Swati
  • Tumbuka
  • Meru
  • Afar

…and 342 more languages that are not listed here.

Special characters

Characters people often look for. “Included” means the font has all signs of the group.

  • Kazakhstani Tenge — Included
  • Russian Ruble — Included
  • Euro — Included
  • Turkish Lira — Included
  • Ukrainian Hryvnia — Included
  • Indian Rupee — Included
  • British Pound — Included
  • Japanese Yen — Included
  • US Dollar — Included
  • Yo (Ё ё) — Included
  • Numero sign — Included
  • Guillemets (angle quotes) — Included
  • En and em dashes — Included
  • Ellipsis — Included
  • Legal marks (© ® ™) — Included
  • Arrows — Included
  • Math signs — Included

Characteristics

Mapped characters
891
x-height
52% of the em
Capital height
70% of the em
Version
3.201
Embedding in documents
Allowed

OpenType features

Extras you can switch on in design software or in CSS with font-feature-settings.

  • Standard ligaturesliga
  • Kerningkern
  • Old-style figuresonum
  • Lining figureslnum
  • Fractionsfrac
  • Slashed zerozero
  • Superscriptsups
  • Subscriptsubs
  • Ordinalsordn
  • Stylistic alternatessalt
  • Stylistic sets (6)

License at a glance

A plain summary, not legal advice. What counts is the license text that comes with the download.

OFL-1.1

Commercial projects
Allowed
Embedding on a website
Allowed
Modifying the font
Allowed, with conditions
Sharing the font
Allowed, with conditions
Credit and notices
Keep the notices when you share the font
Selling the font on its own
Not allowed

Under the SIL Open Font License a modified font must stay under the same license and may not use the original name if the author reserved it. The font may be bundled with software but not sold by itself.

Read the license text

How to install

Install the .ttf or .otf files, not both versions of the same font; unzip the archive first.

Windows

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install.
  3. Restart your program.
How to install a font on Windows 10 and 11

macOS

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Double-click the .ttf or .otf file.
  3. Click Install Font in the window that opens.
How to install a font on a Mac (macOS)

Linux

  1. Unzip the archive.
  2. Copy the files to ~/.local/share/fonts.
  3. Run fc-cache -f -v and restart your program.
How to install a font on Linux (Ubuntu and others)

Step-by-step guides (9)

Facts and sources

Where the font comes from
fonts.google.com/specimen/IBM+Plex+Sans
Designer’s page
ibm.com
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the IBM Plex Sans font free to use?

Yes. IBM Plex Sans is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, which allows free use, including in commercial projects. The license text is in the download.

Does IBM Plex Sans support Cyrillic?

Yes, IBM Plex Sans includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does IBM Plex Sans support?

IBM Plex Sans covers 453 of the 1069 languages we checked: it has every letter of their basic alphabets, in both cases. The full list is in the Supported languages section of this page.

Is IBM Plex Sans a variable font?

Yes. IBM Plex Sans is a variable font: weight and other properties change smoothly inside one file instead of needing a separate file for each style.

How do I install IBM Plex Sans?

Download the family archive and unzip it. On Windows, right-click the .ttf or .otf file and choose Install; on macOS, double-click the file and click Install Font. Restart your program afterwards. Step-by-step guides are in the Guides section.

Who created IBM Plex Sans?

IBM Plex Sans was created by Mike Abbink, Bold Monday.

What is IBM Plex Sans good for?

Judging by its design, IBM Plex Sans suits: interfaces, body text, headings, magazines and editorial.

Pairs well with IBM Plex Sans

More pairs and your own text
  • Heading
    IBM Plex Sans
    Body text
    IBM Plex Serif
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: business-like
    • The body font is made for reading
  • Heading
    IBM Plex Sans
    Body text
    Roboto Serif
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: calm
    • The body font is made for reading

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