# Lexend Exa font

> A very wide, openly spaced variable sans from the Lexend collection, running from Thin to Black.

Lexend Exa is a wide, openly spaced sans serif from the Lexend collection, seven families intended to improve reading proficiency. Its designers include Bonnie Shaver-Troup and Thomas Jockin. Lexend Exa is a variable font with nine weights, Thin 100 to Black 900, and no italic. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headings and interfaces.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez, Superunion
- 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)
- Glyphs: 845
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lexend+Exa
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/lexend-exa
- Tagged for: Headlines, Interfaces, Branding

## About Lexend Exa

Lexend Exa is a sans serif family that belongs to Lexend, a collection of seven font families developed with the Shaver-Troup Formulations and intended to improve reading proficiency. In the specimen the letters are very wide and set with generous gaps: round o, c and e are nearly as broad as they are tall, the lowercase is large, and a short word stretches across a long line. Shapes are plain and geometric, with a single-storey a and an open, hooked t. The family is a variable font with one axis, weight, from 100 to 900, and nine named weights from Thin to Black; according to the official notes, the Lexend fonts became variable in June 2021 through work by Font Bureau. There is no italic. The font holds 845 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2018 The Lexend Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/lexend), with Reserved Font Name “RevReading Lexend”.

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

- **Short headings and labels**: The wide letters and loose spacing give a few words presence without large type.
- **Interface text that must stay distinct**: Broad, open shapes separate similar letters in navigation items and buttons.
- **Reading-support materials**: The Lexend collection was developed with reading proficiency as its stated goal.
- **Wordmarks**: Nine weights from Thin to Black let a wide, evenly spaced name be drawn light or heavy.

## Things to know

- **Takes a lot of horizontal space**: Letter width and spacing are both generous, so a line holds far fewer characters than in an ordinary text sans.
- **No italic**: Lexend Exa has upright styles only.
- **One variable file**: The package contains a single variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900; static files are available from the official source.

## FAQs

### Is Lexend Exa free for commercial use?

Yes. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 lets you use Lexend Exa in personal and commercial work, change it and redistribute it. The font cannot be sold on its own, and derivative fonts remain under the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Lexend Exa?

The official page credits Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez and Superunion. The font's name table names Bonnie Shaver-Troup and Thomas Jockin.

### What is the Lexend collection?

The Lexend collection consists of seven font families, Lexend Exa among them. They were developed using the Shaver-Troup Formulations with the aim of improving reading proficiency.

### Is Lexend Exa a variable font?

Yes. Lexend Exa is a variable font with a weight axis from 100 to 900.

### How many weights does Lexend Exa have?

Lexend Exa has nine named weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900, and no italic.

### Which languages does Lexend Exa support?

Lexend Exa includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/lexend-exa (trendhub)