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Open source details
Open Sans is available via an open source license. You're free to use it with your Adobe Fonts account just as you would any other font in the Adobe Fonts library. For information regarding other uses of Open Sans, see copyright and license details for Open Sans Light, Open Sans Light Italic, Open Sans Regular, Open Sans Italic, Open Sans Medium, Open Sans Medium Italic, Open Sans Semibold, Open Sans Semibold Italic, Open Sans Bold, Open Sans Bold Italic, Open Sans Extrabold, Open Sans Extrabold Italic, Open Sans Condensed Light, Open Sans Condensed Light Italic, Open Sans Condensed Regular, Open Sans Condensed Italic, Open Sans Condensed Medium, Open Sans Condensed Medium Italic, Open Sans Condensed SemiBold, Open Sans Condensed SemiBold Italic, Open Sans Condensed Bold, Open Sans Condensed Bold Italic, Open Sans Condensed ExtraBold, Open Sans Condensed ExtraBold Italic, Open Sans SemiCondensed Light, Open Sans SemiCondensed Light Italic, Open Sans SemiCondensed Regular, Open Sans SemiCondensed Italic, Open Sans SemiCondensed Medium, Open Sans SemiCondensed Medium Italic, Open Sans SemiCondensed SemiBold, Open Sans SemiCondensed SemiBold Italic, Open Sans SemiCondensed Bold, Open Sans SemiCondensed Bold Italic, Open Sans SemiCondensed ExtraBold, and Open Sans SemiCondensed ExtraBold Italic.
As with everything from Adobe Fonts, you can use these fonts for:
Design Projects
Create images or vector artwork, including logos
Website Publishing
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PDFs
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Video and Broadcast
Use fonts to create in-house or commercial video content
How to Use
You may encounter slight variations in the name of this font, depending on where you use it. Here’s what to look for.
Desktop
In application font menus, this font will display:
Open Sans LightWeb
To use this font on your website, use the following CSS:
font-family: open-sans, sans-serif;
font-style: italicnormal;
font-weight: 300;
Glyph Support & Stylistic Filters
Fonts in the Adobe Fonts library include support for many different languages, OpenType features, and typographic styles.