Arimo
sans-serif · Designed by Steve Matteson
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Arimo is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Steve Matteson with metric compatibility to Arial, making it a reliable workhorse rather than a design statement. Its letterforms are clean and open, with moderate stroke contrast and well-proportioned spacing that holds up at small sizes as well as larger display settings. The overall personality is neutral and professional without being sterile, sitting comfortably in the same space as other system-friendly grotesques. It reads efficiently on screen across a wide range of resolutions, which is exactly what it was built for.
Because of its legibility and metrically compatible design, Arimo works well in enterprise and productivity software interfaces where clarity and familiarity matter more than personality. It is a practical choice for document-heavy web applications, dashboards, or internal tools where users need to process information quickly. It also fits comfortably in editorial layouts for news or content-driven websites where the body copy needs to stay out of the way and let the content lead.
Best suited for: Consider Arimo for interface design, productivity applications, data dashboards, and content-heavy websites where legibility and neutral presentation support user comprehension.
Design considerations: The eight available weights and italic variants provide flexibility for establishing hierarchy without introducing stylistic distraction. Its screen-optimized letterforms and metric compatibility with Arial make it particularly suitable for cross-platform consistency in professional digital environments.
Pairing guidance: Pair Arimo's neutral efficiency with Playfair Display for elegant editorial contrast in mastheads and headlines, Merriweather for warm, readable body text in long-form content layouts, or Dancing Script for approachable accent elements in user-facing interfaces that benefit from subtle personality.
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Arimo at a glance
Steve Matteson
SIL Open Font License 1.1
May 2026
May 2026
8 (4 weights + italics)
Yes: weight 400–700
Sans Serif
8
Google Fonts
All 8 Arimo styles
| Weight | Name | Upright | Italic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Arimo character map
Which languages does Arimo support?
Arimo includes 8 character sets:
- Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
- Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
- Greek: modern Greek
- Greek Extended: polytonic (ancient) Greek
- Hebrew: Hebrew and Yiddish
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
- Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
- Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks
Can I use Arimo commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Arimo is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.