# Instrument Sans font

> A neo-grotesque variable sans made for the Instrument brand, with width and weight axes and 12 stylistic sets.

Instrument Sans is a variable sans serif created for the Instrument brand and credited to Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad. Instrument Sans has four weights from Regular 400 to Bold 700 with italics, a width axis from 75 to 100 and 12 stylistic sets. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits brand and interface text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Jordan Egstad
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 8 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wdth 75–100, wght 400–700)
- Glyphs: 501
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Instrument+Sans
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/instrument-sans
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces, Branding

## About Instrument Sans

Instrument Sans is a sans serif family drawn as the typeface of the Instrument brand. It starts from the neo-grotesque model: strokes are even, curves are close to round and terminals are cut cleanly, while details such as the tail of the Q, which crosses into the bowl, add a little play. The family is variable on two axes: weight, from 400 to 700, and width, from 75 to 100. That gives four weights, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, each with an italic, 8 styles in total, and every one of them can be narrowed to three quarters of its normal width. Twelve stylistic sets replace commonly used characters with alternate shapes. The fonts contain 501 glyphs for Latin and Latin Extended. Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad are credited as designers, and the family was added to Google Fonts in 2023.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2022 The Instrument Sans Project Authors (https://github.com/Instrument/instrument-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

- **Brand typography**: Twelve stylistic sets swap common characters for alternates, so a brand can settle on its own set of letter shapes.
- **Marketing websites**: Regular for paragraphs and SemiBold or Bold for headings come from the same variable file.
- **Compact navigation and buttons**: The width axis narrows labels towards 75 where horizontal space is short.
- **Slides and pitch documents**: Four weights with italics are enough for titles, body copy and emphasis without a second family.

## Things to know

- **Nothing lighter than Regular**: The weight axis runs from 400 to 700. Light and Thin styles do not exist.
- **Width runs from 75 to 100**: The family can be condensed but not extended beyond its normal width.
- **Stylistic sets need OpenType support**: The 12 alternate sets are switched on through OpenType features, for example font-feature-settings in CSS.
- **Latin only**: The 501 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended; Vietnamese, Cyrillic and Greek are not included.

## FAQs

### Is Instrument Sans free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Instrument Sans may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed; it cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license.

### Who designed Instrument Sans?

Instrument Sans is credited to Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad and was made for the Instrument brand. The font's credits name fragTYPE as manufacturer.

### How many weights does Instrument Sans have?

Instrument Sans has four weights, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600 and Bold 700, each with an italic.

### Is Instrument Sans a variable font?

Yes. Instrument Sans is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 700 and a width axis from 75 to 100.

### Which languages does Instrument Sans support?

Instrument Sans includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Polish, Czech and Turkish. Vietnamese, Cyrillic and Greek are not covered.

### What fonts pair well with Instrument Sans?

Instrument Sans has a sibling made for the same brand, Instrument Serif, a condensed serif for large headlines.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/instrument-sans (trendhub)