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Ubuntu — Free Download

A sans-serif typeface available on Google Fonts with 8 styles, crafted for clarity and versatility across digital interfaces.

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—— FONT SPECIMEN

Font Specimen

Ubuntu · Variable · 300—700
SPECIMEN · Aa Bb Cc · 300—700 Display the alphabet
Variable axis: weight 300—700
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
PANGRAM · 32px / Bold
TYPE SCALE
Display
Heading
Subheading
Body text for reading
NUMBERS
0123456789
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
@#$%&!?*+=
(){}[]<>/\|~
UPPERCASE ALPHABET
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
READABILITY TEST
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15px · Regular 400 · Line height 1.5
CLASSIC TEST
Hamburgefons
—— TRY IT Live preview · edits autosave

Try Ubuntu in your own words.

Drop in real product copy. Adjust size, weight, and tracking. See how the family handles your sentences before you commit.

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SIZE
WEIGHT
TRACKING
CASE
SAMPLE
—— SPECIMEN Ubuntu · Light → Bold

How it reads at every size.

A single typeface, shown from headline to footnote — the same words at every step of the scale.

72px / 700 Build the better web.
48px / 700 Build the better web.
32px / 500 Build the better web.
22px / 500 Build the better web. Ubuntu handles every size in the hierarchy without missing a beat.
16px / 400 Build the better web. Ubuntu handles the everyday body sizes — the same family will set the headline above and the footnote below.
12px / 400 Build the better web. Footnotes, captions, and the small-print never feel like a different typeface — the rhythm holds at every step of the scale.
BODY · 16/1.6

Ubuntu was drawn for screens, with tall x-heights and open apertures that hold their shape at small sizes. The letterforms keep an even rhythm whether set as a headline or buried in a footnote. Spacing has been tuned across the weight range so running text feels settled rather than crowded. It is a workhorse that rarely calls attention to itself, which is precisely the point.

CAPTION · 13/1.5

Ubuntu was drawn for screens, with tall x-heights and open apertures that hold their shape at small sizes. The letterforms keep an even rhythm whether set as a headline or buried in a footnote. Spacing has been tuned across the weight range so running text feels settled rather than crowded. It is a workhorse that rarely calls attention to itself, which is precisely the point.

—— WEIGHTS 8 styles · 300, 400, 500, 700

Every weight, every angle.

LIGHT Light slips beneath the headline without distracting. wght 300
LIGHT ITALIC Light slips beneath the headline without distracting. wght 300 · italic
REGULAR Regular is where the work usually lives. wght 400
ITALIC Regular is where the work usually lives. wght 400 · italic
MEDIUM Medium handles UI labels with quiet confidence. wght 500
MEDIUM ITALIC Medium handles UI labels with quiet confidence. wght 500 · italic
BOLD Bold carries a marketing line without shouting. wght 700
BOLD ITALIC Bold carries a marketing line without shouting. wght 700 · italic

Single files are provided under the same license — see the full family download above.

—— PAIRS WELL WITH

10 pairings that work with Ubuntu.

See all 10 pairings →
—— LANGUAGES 6 scripts supported

Speaks more than English.

Ubuntu covers a broad range of scripts and languages — the same shapes, kerning, and rhythm wherever your product ships.

LATIN CYRILLIC CYRILLIC EXT GREEK GREEK EXT LATIN EXT
ENGLISH · LATIN
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
FRENCH · LATIN
Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume.
GERMAN · LATIN
Falsches Üben von Xylophonmusik quält jeden.
RUSSIAN · CYRILLIC
В чащах юга жил бы цитрус? Да, но фальшивый экземпляр!
GREEK · GREEK
Ξεσκεπάζω την ψυχοφθόρα βδελυγμία.
DUTCH · LATIN
Pa's wijze lynx bezag vroom het fikse aquaduct.
—— CHARACTER SET

The full alphabet.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
À
Á
Â
Ä
È
É
Ê
Ë
Ì
Í
Î
Ï
Ñ
Ò
Ó
Ô
Ö
Ø
Ù
Ú
Û
Ü
à
á
â
ä
è
é
ê
ë
ì
í
î
ï
ñ
ò
ó
ô
ö
ø
ù
ú
û
ü
—— SEE IT IN ACTION Real interfaces · not mockups

Ubuntu, doing the actual work.

The same family across a marketing page, a dashboard, and a mobile app.

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—— EMBED & INSTALL Need help? Read the guide ↗

Drop Ubuntu into your stack.

Four flavors: CDN link, npm package, @fontsource, or static font files.

— index.html
<!-- Drop into <head> --> <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:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;0,700;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> /* In your stylesheet */ body { font-family: 'Ubuntu', system-ui, sans-serif; }
— terminal
# Install the package npm install @fontsource/ubuntu # Then import in your entry file import '@fontsource/ubuntu/400.css'; import '@fontsource/ubuntu/700.css';
— app.js / main.ts
npm install @fontsource/ubuntu import '@fontsource/ubuntu/400.css' import '@fontsource/ubuntu/700.css'
— styles.css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Ubuntu:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;0,700;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,700&display=swap');
FILE FORMATS
WOFF2, WOFF, TTF — variable + static weights.
PACKAGE SIZE
~80KB for the full family in WOFF2.
LICENSE
SIL Open Font — free for any commercial use.
—— SIMILAR FONTS

More Sans Serif like Ubuntu.

Same sans serif DNA — different vibe.

View all SANS SERIF →
—— RESOURCES

Links & License

compare_arrows Comparing Ubuntu with
FONT A

Ubuntu

sans serif · 8 styles

Ag
Type Scale
48

The quick brown fox

24

The quick brown fox

16

The quick brown fox

12

The quick brown fox

Body

Good typography is the foundation of great design. It guides the reader's eye, establishes hierarchy, and gives a product its voice. Ubuntu brings its own personality to every sentence.

All Weights
Light 300 Hamburgefons
Regular 400 Hamburgefons
Medium 500 Hamburgefons
Bold 700 Hamburgefons
Characters
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%&?
FONT B