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DM Sans

A low-contrast geometric sans with an optical size axis from 9 to 40 and a weight axis reaching 1000.

Sans Serif 18 styles · variable by Colophon Foundry OFL

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DM Sans is a geometric sans serif by Colophon Foundry, drawn with low stroke contrast for small text sizes. DM Sans is a variable font with nine named weights from Thin to Black, matching italics and an optical size axis from 9 to 40. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits interfaces and body copy.

DM Sans font preview card
Preview drawn by trendhub from the font files.
Designer
Colophon Foundry
Classification
Sans Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Styles
18 9 weights, with italics
Variable font
Yes Optical size 9–40, Weight 100–1000
Glyphs
486
Languages checked
24 see the list
Last updated
version 4.004;gftools[0.9.30]
Used for
Body textInterfacesBrandingGeometric

Official source: Google Fonts. Facts on this page were read from the font files and the source’s published data.

Try DM Sans

Sample text

Type over the sample to test your own words. The preview loads a Latin subset of DM Sans; the download contains the complete files.

DM Sans font specimen: alphabet, numerals and weights
DM Sans specimen: alphabet, numerals and weights. Image drawn by trendhub from the font files.

Weights and styles

  • Thin 100DM Sans Thin Thin Italic
  • ExtraLight 200DM Sans ExtraLight ExtraLight Italic
  • Light 300DM Sans Light Light Italic
  • Regular 400DM Sans Regular Italic
  • Medium 500DM Sans Medium Medium Italic
  • SemiBold 600DM Sans SemiBold SemiBold Italic
  • Bold 700DM Sans Bold Bold Italic
  • ExtraBold 800DM Sans ExtraBold ExtraBold Italic
  • Black 900DM Sans Black Black Italic

DM Sans is a variable font: the download holds the whole weight range in one file per style, and the named weights above are positions on that range.

About DM Sans

DM Sans is a geometric sans serif with low stroke contrast, intended for use at smaller text sizes. The specimen shows a round o, a double-storey a, a single-storey g and round dots on i and j. Colophon Foundry designed it, starting from the Latin part of Poppins by Indian Type Foundry, and the font's name table also credits Jonny Pinhorn. A May 2023 update widened the weight range and added an optical size axis, so the family is now a variable font with two axes: weight from 100 to 1000 and optical size from 9 to 40. Nine named weights, Thin 100 to Black 900, each have an italic, giving 18 styles. The fonts hold 486 glyphs covering Latin and Latin Extended and are published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Where DM Sans works

Interface text
The optical size axis starts at 9, so labels, hints and form fields can use the forms drawn for very small sizes.
Body copy on websites
Low contrast keeps the strokes even at text sizes, and Regular with its italic covers running text and emphasis.
Landing page headings
The weight axis runs past Black 900 to 1000, giving headings a heavier setting than the named weights offer.
Product branding
Nine named weights with italics let one family handle a wordmark, headings and small print.
Slides and reports
Round geometric forms stay readable when projected, and the two variable files keep a shared template small.

Glyphs

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~¡¢

Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 486 glyphs.

Language support

The family contains the core letters these languages are written with:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Italian
  • Dutch
  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic
  • Catalan
  • Turkish
  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Slovak
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Croatian
  • Slovenian
  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

Character sets found in the files: latin, latin-ext. The language list is a check of required letters against the font, not a promise of typographic quality in each language.

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1Copyright 2014 The DM Sans Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/dm-fonts)

What the license allows

  • 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.

This is a short summary, not legal advice. The license text decides: read the full OFL text. A copy is included in the download.

Fonts that pair with DM Sans

DM Serif Display Display

Both come from Colophon Foundry's DM series: DM Serif Display takes large headings while DM Sans, drawn for small sizes, sets the text.

Suggestions come from simple rules on the records: a contrasting classification and enough weights to carry body text. They are a starting point, not a verdict.

Use DM Sans on the web

Download the family and host the files on your own site, then declare them in CSS. Please do not link to the files on trendhub.net: preview files here are subsets and their addresses change.

CSS, self-hosted
@font-face {
  font-family: "DM Sans";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/DMSans-Italic-VariableFont_opsz%2Cwght.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-weight: 100 1000;
  font-style: italic;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "DM Sans";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/DMSans-VariableFont_opsz%2Cwght.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-weight: 100 1000;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

body {
  font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
}

Or load it from the official source. Google Fonts serves DM Sans with this markup:

HTML, Google Fonts

Things to know

The axis goes to 1000
The weight axis ends at 1000, one step above Black 900; the named weights listed here stop at Black.
Optical size from 9 to 40
Software with automatic optical sizing picks the value from the font size; elsewhere it can be set by hand.
Latin and Latin Extended only
The 486 glyphs cover Western and Central European languages. Cyrillic, Greek and Vietnamese are not included.

FAQs

Is DM Sans free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. DM Sans may be used, altered and passed on in personal and commercial work, but the font files cannot be sold on their own and derivative fonts remain under the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

Who designed DM Sans?

DM Sans was designed by Colophon Foundry, who started from the Latin portion of Poppins by Indian Type Foundry. The font's name table also lists Jonny Pinhorn.

How many weights does DM Sans have?

DM Sans has nine named weights, Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic, which makes 18 styles. Its variable weight axis extends to 1000.

Is DM Sans a variable font?

Yes. DM Sans is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 1000 and an optical size axis from 9 to 40.

Which languages does DM Sans support?

DM Sans includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Romanian. It has no Cyrillic or Greek.

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