# Assistant font

> A Hebrew and Latin sans serif in seven weights, with Hebrew by Ben Nathan and Latin by Paul Hunt.

Assistant is a Hebrew and Latin sans serif family. Ben Nathan designed the Hebrew to accompany the Latin of Source Sans Pro, drawn by Paul Hunt at Adobe. Assistant is a variable font with a weight axis from 200 to 800, seven weights and no italics. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits bilingual interfaces.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Adobe Systems Inc., Ben Nathan
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 7 (ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 200–800)
- Glyphs: 451
- Character sets: hebrew, latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Assistant
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/assistant
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces

## About Assistant

Assistant is a sans serif family that sets Hebrew and Latin together. Its Hebrew was designed by Ben Nathan, a Tel Aviv type designer, as a contemporary companion to the Latin letters of Source Sans Pro, which Paul Hunt drew at Adobe; the copyright notice names both projects. In the specimen the Latin has thin, even strokes, open shapes in a, c and e, and a fairly narrow build. Assistant is a variable font with one axis, weight, from 200 to 800, and seven named weights from ExtraLight to ExtraBold. There is no italic. The font holds 451 glyphs. Its Latin covers Western European languages; the letters for Turkish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Romanian are not all present. The files are published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The Assistant Project Authors (https://github.com/hafontia/Assistant). Copyright 2010 The Source Sans Pro Authors (https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans-pro), with Reserved Font Name 'Source'. Source is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or …

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Hebrew and English websites**: Both scripts come from one font, with the Hebrew drawn to sit beside the Latin, so mixed lines keep the same weight and height.
- **App interfaces in Hebrew**: Seven weights from ExtraLight to ExtraBold give menus, buttons and headings their own level without a second family.
- **Large light headings**: ExtraLight 200 and Light 300 are thin enough for big titles, as the specimen's headline shows.
- **Bilingual documents and forms**: Regular for text and SemiBold or Bold for labels work across Hebrew and Latin fields alike.

## Things to know

- **No italics**: Assistant has upright styles only. Emphasis has to come from a heavier weight.
- **Latin coverage is Western European**: Letters for Turkish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Lithuanian and Latvian are incomplete.
- **One variable file**: The package contains a single variable font covering the 200 to 800 weight range.

## FAQs

### Is Assistant free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Assistant may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed; it cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version keeps the same license.

### Who designed Assistant?

The Hebrew of Assistant was designed by Ben Nathan, and its Latin is by Paul Hunt, from Source Sans Pro. Ben Nathan leads the Assistant project.

### How many weights does Assistant have?

Assistant has seven named weights: ExtraLight 200, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold 800.

### Does Assistant have italics?

No. Assistant contains upright styles only, in both Hebrew and Latin.

### Is Assistant a variable font?

Yes. Assistant is a variable font with one axis, weight, from 200 to 800.

### Which languages does Assistant support?

Assistant has a Hebrew character set and includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and the Nordic languages. Several Central European languages are not fully covered.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/assistant (trendhub)