REM

sans-serif · Designed by Octavio Pardo

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REM is a clean, geometric sans-serif with a slightly rounded, friendly quality that keeps it from feeling cold or overly technical. Its letterforms are consistent and well-spaced, giving it good readability at a range of sizes. It carries a modern, neutral personality without being bland, sitting somewhere between utilitarian and approachable. The weight distribution is balanced, and the overall impression is one of straightforward legibility with enough character to hold its own in display contexts.

REM works well as a UI font for web applications and dashboards where clarity matters and the type needs to hold up at small sizes without losing structure. It also suits tech or SaaS brand identities that want to feel contemporary and accessible rather than aggressive or overly stylized. For editorial use, it performs solidly as a headline or subheading font in digital publications, particularly those covering technology, culture, or design where a clean sans-serif sets the right tone without drawing too much attention to itself.

Best suited for: REM suits interface design, tech product branding, digital editorial headlines, and contemporary SaaS applications where clean legibility and modern accessibility are priorities.

Design considerations: With nine weights and matching italics, REM offers substantial typographic flexibility for hierarchy and emphasis across screen and print contexts. Its geometric construction and rounded friendliness work effectively at both text and display scales, making it adaptable to varied layout demands.

Pairing guidance: Pair REM with Playfair Display for editorial layouts that balance contemporary sans-serif clarity with serif elegance, use Lora to add warmth and readability to longer-form digital content, or combine REM with Space Mono to establish clear functional contrast between interface elements and code-related contexts.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lora Space Mono

REM at a glance

Designer

Octavio Pardo

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

July 2023

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

18 (9 weights + italics)

Variable font

Yes: weight 100–900

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 18 REM 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

REM character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Vietnamese (sample)

Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ặ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ệ Ỉ Ị Ọ Ỏ Ố Ồ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ụ Ủ Ư Ứ Ừ Ự Ỳ Ỵ

Which languages does REM support?

REM includes 3 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
  • Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use REM commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. REM 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.

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REM FAQ

Is REM free for commercial use?

Yes. REM is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does REM include?

REM includes 9 weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with a matching italic, for 18 styles in total. It's also a variable font, so any weight between 100 and 900 is available.

Does REM support Cyrillic?

No. REM supports Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed REM?

REM was designed by Octavio Pardo. It was added to Google Fonts in July 2023.