DM Sans
sans-serif · Designed by Colophon Foundry
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DM Sans is a low-contrast geometric sans-serif with clean, open letterforms and a neutral but approachable tone. It sits comfortably between strictly functional and lightly humanist, meaning it avoids feeling cold or robotic without tipping into the overly friendly territory of rounded display fonts. Its optical sizing makes it perform reliably across a range of weights and sizes, holding up well at both small body text sizes and larger display settings. The overall personality is modern and professional without being sterile.
DM Sans works well as a UI font for SaaS platforms and mobile apps where legibility and consistency across components matter. It is a solid choice for startup branding that wants to signal clarity and competence without leaning on aggressive or editorial styling. It also fits comfortably in editorial layouts for tech publications, product documentation, or annual reports where the design needs to stay out of the way of the content and let the information lead.
Best suited for: Interface design, product documentation, startup branding, tech editorial layouts, and any context where neutral legibility and professional consistency across scales take priority.
Design considerations: The extensive weight range from 100 to 900 with matching italics supports flexible typographic hierarchies and emphasis strategies across different contexts. Its geometric foundation and low contrast remain stable across sizes, making it equally reliable for dense body text and prominent display use.
Pairing guidance: Pair DM Sans with Fraunces to introduce editorial warmth and distinctive character at headlines while maintaining professional restraint in body copy, with Lora as an alternative serif offering softer contrast and readability for longer-form content, or with Space Mono to establish technical clarity and code-like precision in documentation or data-heavy layouts.
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DM Sans at a glance
Colophon Foundry
SIL Open Font License 1.1
June 2019
September 2025
20 (10 weights + italics)
Yes: optical size 9–40, weight 100–1000
Sans Serif
2
Google Fonts
All 20 DM Sans styles
| Weight | Name | Upright | Italic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Thin | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 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 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 900 | Black | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 1000 | ExtraBlack | Aa Bb Gg 123 | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
DM Sans character map
Which languages does DM Sans support?
DM Sans includes 2 character sets:
- 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
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use DM Sans commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. DM Sans 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.