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Sofia Sans

Sans-serifLatinCyrillic18 stylesVariable
Download family.zip · 277 KB
Size72px
Letter spacing0px
Line height1
Sofia Sans Thin 100
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Thin Italic 100
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Extra Light 200
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Extra Light Italic 200
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Sofia Sans Light 300
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Light Italic 300
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Regular 400
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Regular Italic 400
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Medium 500
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Medium Italic 500
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Semi Bold 600
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Semi Bold Italic 600
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Bold 700
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Bold Italic 700
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Extra Bold 800
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Extra Bold Italic 800
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Black 900
Sofia Sans
Sofia Sans Black Italic 900
Sofia Sans
Font Sofia Sans in use: the phrase “Precision in every pixel” over a landscape

About the font

Sofia Sans is a free font by Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev, Ani Petrova, released under the OFL-1.1 license. Of the 1069 languages we checked, 379 have every letter of their basic alphabet in this font. The x-height is 49% of the em and the capital height is 66%.

Sofia Sans is a sans-serif font originally designed as a typeface for the capital city of Bulgaria, by Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev and Ani Petrova. It is a variable font with 18 styles spanning weights from 100 to 900, and it comes in four widths: Normal, SemiCondensed, Condensed and ExtraCondensed. The font has 954 glyphs and supports Latin and Cyrillic scripts. It is free to use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1).

Author
Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev, Ani Petrova
License terms
OFL-1.1
Scripts
Cyrillic; Latin
Glyphs
954

Character and uses

Mood
  • technical
  • friendly
Design
  • humanist
Good for

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

Supported languages

Sofia Sans has every letter of the basic alphabet, capitals included, for 379 languages of the 1069 we checked (language data: Google Fonts). The biggest languages come first.

  • English
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • German
  • French
  • Turkish
  • Swahili
  • Indonesian
  • Javanese
  • Italian
  • Filipino
  • Polish
  • Oromo
  • Sundanese
  • Dutch
  • Ukrainian
  • Cebuano
  • Kurdish
  • Malagasy
  • Romanian
  • Nyanja
  • Somali
  • Zulu
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  • Czech
  • Swedish
  • Hungarian
  • Greek
  • Shona
  • Low German
  • Quechua
  • Kinyarwanda
  • Wolof
  • Congo Swahili
  • Turkmen
  • Iloko
  • Xhosa
  • Belarusian
  • Luba-Lulua
  • Afrikaans
  • Hiligaynon
  • Haitian Creole
  • Catalan
  • Kimbundu
  • Serbian(Latin)
  • Minangkabau
  • Swiss German
  • Bulgarian
  • Rundi
  • Serbian(Cyrillic)
  • Danish
  • Wolaytta
  • Albanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovak
  • Southern Sotho
  • Tswana
  • Luyia
  • Finnish
  • Ganda
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Bemba
  • Northern Sotho
  • Luo
  • Tok Pisin
  • Sukuma
  • Tsonga
  • Balinese
  • Norwegian
  • Kalenjin
  • Banjar
  • Makhuwa
  • Bosnian(Cyrillic)
  • Bosnian(Latin)
  • Sidamo
  • Acehnese
  • Galician
  • Tiv
  • Bikol
  • Waray
  • Sango
  • Aymara
  • Nyankole
  • Hmong
  • Jamaican Creole English
  • Gusii
  • Pampanga
  • Beja
  • Batak Toba
  • Lithuanian
  • Chiga
  • Soga
  • Swati
  • Tumbuka
  • Meru
  • Afar
  • Occitan
  • Chadian Arabic
  • Slovenian
  • Scots
  • North Ndebele
  • Macedonian
  • Acoli
  • Kongo
  • Makonde
  • Gheg Albanian
  • Sena

…and 272 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 — Not included
  • Russian Ruble — Not included
  • Euro — Included
  • Turkish Lira — Not included
  • Ukrainian Hryvnia — Not included
  • Indian Rupee — Not 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
606
x-height
49% of the em
Capital height
66% of the em
Version
4.101
Embedding in documents
Allowed

OpenType features

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

  • Standard ligaturesliga
  • Discretionary ligaturesdlig
  • Contextual alternatescalt
  • Kerningkern
  • Small capitalssmcp
  • Capitals to small capitalsc2sc
  • Proportional figurespnum
  • Tabular figurestnum
  • Fractionsfrac
  • Case-sensitive formscase
  • Superscriptsups
  • Subscriptsubs
  • Ordinalsordn
  • Stylistic sets (2)

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/Sofia+Sans
Designer’s page
lettersoup.de
Language data
Google Fonts Languages
Page last updated
How the texts on this page are written

FAQ

Is the Sofia Sans font free to use?

Yes. Sofia 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 Sofia Sans support Cyrillic?

Yes, Sofia Sans includes Cyrillic glyphs.

How many languages does Sofia Sans support?

Sofia Sans covers 379 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 Sofia Sans a variable font?

Yes. Sofia 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 Sofia 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 Sofia Sans?

Sofia Sans was created by Lettersoup, Botio Nikoltchev, Ani Petrova.

What is Sofia Sans good for?

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

Pairs well with Sofia Sans

More pairs and your own text
  • Heading
    Sofia Sans
    Body text
    Gabriela
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • The same x-height: lowercase letters stand equally tall
    • A shared mood: friendly
  • Heading
    Sofia Sans
    Body text
    Gentium Plus
    • A serif with a sans serif: clear contrast of structure
    • A shared mood: friendly
    • The body font is made for reading

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