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Dosis

A narrow rounded sans, variable from ExtraLight 200 to ExtraBold 800, that began as a single thin display cut.

Sans Serif 7 styles · variable by Impallari Type OFL

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Dosis is a rounded sans serif from Impallari Type with narrow letters and rounded stroke ends. Dosis is a variable font with seven weights, ExtraLight 200 to ExtraBold 800, and no italic. Its 553 glyphs cover Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headings, labels and compact interface text.

Dosis font preview card
Preview drawn by trendhub from the font files.
Designer
Impallari Type
Classification
Sans Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Styles
7 7 weights
Variable font
Yes Weight 200–800
Glyphs
553
Languages checked
24 see the list
Last updated
version 3.002
Used for
HeadlinesInterfacesCondensedRounded

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

Try Dosis

Sample text

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

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

Weights and styles

  • ExtraLight 200Dosis ExtraLight
  • Light 300Dosis Light
  • Regular 400Dosis Regular
  • Medium 500Dosis Medium
  • SemiBold 600Dosis SemiBold
  • Bold 700Dosis Bold
  • ExtraBold 800Dosis ExtraBold

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

About Dosis

Dosis is a rounded sans serif family with narrow proportions. Every stroke in the specimen ends in a round cap, the capitals are tall and slim, and the zero carries a dot in its centre. According to the official notes the design started as an Extra Light style meant for sizes of 36 point and above, drawn by Edgar Tolentino and Pablo Impallari; it was expanded into a full set of weights in September 2011 and remastered as a variable font in 2019. Today one variable file covers a weight axis from 200 to 800 with seven named weights, ExtraLight through ExtraBold. There is no italic. The font holds 553 glyphs for Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese; its name table lists Edgar Tolentino, Pablo Impallari and Igino Marini. It is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

Where Dosis works

Headings in tight columns
Narrow letters fit more characters per line, and SemiBold to ExtraBold keep them dark enough for titles.
Large thin titles
ExtraLight 200 continues the original cut, which was intended for 36 point and larger.
Friendly interface labels
Rounded stroke ends soften buttons, tabs and badges without widening them.
Infographics and charts
Slim figures and capitals save space in axis labels and callouts.
Packaging and stickers
Round terminals at ExtraBold 800 give short product names a soft, compact look.

Glyphs

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

Latin and Latin Extended characters in the preview subset; the complete family has 553 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
  • Croatian
  • Slovenian
  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian
  • Vietnamese

Character sets found in the files: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese. 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 2011 The Dosis Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/dosis-vf)

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 Dosis

Bodoni Moda Serif

Dosis is sans serif and Bodoni Moda is serif (6 weights): the difference in structure separates headings from text.

Patua One Slab Serif

Dosis is sans serif and Patua One is slab serif (1 weight): the difference in structure separates headings from text.

Google Sans Code Monospace

Google Sans Code is a monospace family (6 weights) for code and figures next to Dosis as the text face.

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 Dosis 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: "Dosis";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/Dosis-VariableFont_wght.ttf") format("truetype");
  font-weight: 200 800;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

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

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

HTML, Google Fonts

Things to know

Upright only
Dosis has no italic; slanted text is synthesised by the software.
Dotted zero
The specimen shows a dot inside the zero, which sets it apart from the capital O but may be unwanted in prices.
Lightest weights need size
The Extra Light style was first made for 36 point and up, so it turns faint in small text.

FAQs

Is Dosis free for commercial use?

Dosis is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used in personal and commercial projects without a fee, and it can be modified and redistributed. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and a modified version keeps the same license and may not use a Reserved Font Name without permission. The license text has the final word.

Who designed Dosis?

Dosis comes from Impallari Type. The official notes credit Edgar Tolentino and Pablo Impallari with the original design, and the font's name table also lists Igino Marini.

How many weights does Dosis have?

Dosis has seven weights, from ExtraLight 200 to ExtraBold 800, all upright.

Is Dosis a variable font?

Yes. Dosis is a variable font with a weight axis from 200 to 800; the official notes date the variable remaster to 2019.

Which languages does Dosis support?

Dosis includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese. Romanian is not among the languages with complete letters.

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