# Encode Sans font

> A workhorse sans whose single variable file spans weight 100 to 900 and width 75 to 125.

Encode Sans is a sans serif family led by Impallari Type, with round letters straightened at the sides. Encode Sans is a variable font with nine named weights on an axis from 100 to 900 and a width axis from 75 to 125. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits interfaces and signage.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Impallari Type, Andres Torresi, Jacques Le Bailly
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 9 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 100–900, wdth 75–125)
- Glyphs: 1200
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Encode+Sans
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/encode-sans
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces, Branding, Signage

## About Encode Sans

Encode Sans is a sans serif family that combines open, simple letter shapes with rounded forms whose sides are partly straightened. The specimen shows this in the o, c and e, along with even strokes that run from a hairline Thin to a heavy Black. The family is a variable font in one file with two axes: weight, from 100 to 900, and width, from 75 to 125, which reaches from condensed to expanded proportions. Nine named weights, Thin to Black, are defined; there is no italic. The font holds 1,200 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. According to the official notes Pablo Impallari and Andres Torresi drew the initial design, Jacques Le Bailly refined it, and Stephen Nixon and Marc Foley turned it into a variable font. It is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The Encode Project Authors (https://github.com/thundernixon/Encode-Sans), with Reserved Font Name "Encode Sans”.

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

- **Responsive headings**: The width axis narrows a title toward 75 on small screens and widens it toward 125 on large ones without changing family.
- **Interface systems**: Nine weights in one file cover labels, body text and emphasis across an application.
- **Signage and wayfinding**: Open apertures keep letters distinct, and width can be adjusted to fit fixed panel sizes.
- **Reports and dashboards**: Narrower settings fit table headers while the default width sets paragraphs.
- **Brand typography**: A range from Thin to Black across several widths lets one typeface serve logo, headline and small print.

## Things to know

- **Two axes in one file**: Weight runs from 100 to 900 and width from 75 to 125; both can be set to any value in between.
- **No italic**: Encode Sans has upright styles only.
- **Width needs CSS support**: On the web the width axis is reached with font-stretch or font-variation-settings; software without variable font support shows the default width.

## FAQs

### Is Encode Sans free for commercial use?

Yes. Encode Sans is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Encode Sans?

Pablo Impallari and Andres Torresi drew the initial design of Encode Sans, and Jacques Le Bailly refined it. Stephen Nixon and Marc Foley upgraded it to a variable font.

### How many weights does Encode Sans have?

Encode Sans has nine named weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900, all upright; the family has no italics. As a variable font it can also be set to any weight in between.

### Is Encode Sans a variable font?

Yes. Encode Sans is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900 and a width axis from 75 to 125.

### Which languages does Encode Sans support?

Encode Sans includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish, Romanian and Vietnamese.

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