# Oxygen font

> A sans serif made for the KDE desktop by Vernon Adams, in Light, Regular and Bold, tuned for FreeType rendering.

Oxygen is a sans serif typeface by Vernon Adams, made for the KDE Project, a free desktop for GNU and Linux systems. Oxygen comes in three static weights, Light, Regular and Bold, without italics, and holds 425 glyphs for Latin-script languages. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits user interfaces and screen text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Vernon Adams
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 3 (Light 300, Regular 400, Bold 700)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 425
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Oxygen
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/oxygen
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces

## About Oxygen

Oxygen is a sans serif family drawn for a desktop environment. It was created within the KDE Project, and the official notes say the design is optimised for the FreeType rendering system and intended to work across graphical interfaces, desktops and devices. The specimen shows wide, open letters with a tall lowercase, little stroke contrast and a single-storey g. This package is the web font version of the family. It has three static fonts, Light 300, Regular 400 and Bold 700, and no italic or variable file. Each font contains 425 glyphs with Latin and Latin Extended subsets. Vernon Adams designed Oxygen and holds the copyright, with Oxygen as a reserved font name. The family was added to Google Fonts in 2012.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2012, vernon adams (vern@newtypography.co.uk), with Reserved Font Names 'Oxygen'

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

- **Desktop and web application UI**: The family was drawn for a desktop environment, with wide, open letters for menus, dialogs and toolbars.
- **Pages viewed on Linux**: The outlines were optimised for FreeType, the renderer used on Linux desktops.
- **Lightweight sites**: Three small static files cover text, light headings and bold emphasis without a large download.
- **Dashboards and admin panels**: Light for large figures, Regular for labels and Bold for totals give a simple three-step hierarchy.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: Oxygen ships upright fonts only.
- **Three static weights**: There is nothing between Regular and Bold, and no variable font.
- **Latin only**: The 425 glyphs cover Latin and Latin Extended; Cyrillic and Greek are absent.

## FAQs

### Is Oxygen free for commercial use?

Oxygen is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so it can be used free of charge in personal and commercial projects, changed and passed on. It cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license. A modified version may not use the reserved name Oxygen without permission.

### Who designed Oxygen?

Oxygen was designed by Vernon Adams as part of the KDE Project.

### How many weights does Oxygen have?

Oxygen has three weights: Light 300, Regular 400 and Bold 700. It has no italics.

### What was the Oxygen font made for?

Oxygen was created for the KDE desktop and optimised for the FreeType rendering system; this package is its web font version.

### Which languages does Oxygen support?

Oxygen includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as German, French, Turkish, Polish and Czech.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/oxygen (trendhub)