Google Fonts

Google Fonts (previously called Google Web Fonts) is a library of 992 free licensed font families, an interactive web directory for browsing the library, and APIs for conveniently using the fonts via CSS[1] and Android.[2]

Google Fonts
DeveloperGoogle
TypeFont embedding service
Launch date2010 (2010)
Websitefonts.google.com

Details
Prompt, a Thai typeface from Google Fonts

The catalog was launched in 2010[3] and revamped in 2011[4], 2016[5], and 2020[6]. Most of the fonts are released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, while some are released under the Apache License;[7] both are libre licenses. The font library is also distributed by Monotype's SkyFonts and Adobe's Edge Web Fonts and Adobe Fonts (formerly Typekit) services.

The Google Fonts catalog is intended to enable font discovery and exploration, and the service is used extensively with over 17 trillion fonts served, which means that on average each of its 992 fonts has been downloaded over 19 billion times, and that each person on Earth has, on average, downloaded each font at least two or three times. Popular fonts include Open Sans, Roboto, Lato, Slabo, Oswald and Montserrat.[8]

The library is maintained through Google Fonts' GitHub repository at github.com/google/fonts, where all font files can be obtained directly. Source files for many of the fonts are available from git repositories within the github.com/googlefonts Github organization, along with libre software tools used by the Google Fonts community.

In 2018, webmasters in Germany received warning letters from lawyers claiming that loading Google Fonts directly from Google servers was not in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.[9]

On May 9, 2019, Google announced they would support the 'font-display' CSS parameter[10].

On March 3, 2020, Google updated the catalog website with support for Variable fonts, and a blue color scheme with improved accessibility.

References
  1. "How To Add Google Fonts Using CSS". fontsplugin.com. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. "How Oreo is better than Nougat : Downloadable fonts and adaptive icons". AndroidAuthority.com. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. "Google Fonts is Born - Can I get a Hallelujah!?". Sitepoint.com. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  4. "Google Fonts Blog: The new Google Web Fonts - Now fully launched". Googlewebfonts.blogspot.com. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  5. "Reimagining Google Fonts - Library - Google Design". design.google. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  6. "Happy anniversary, Google Fonts!". design.google. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  7. "Google Fonts - Attribution". fonts.google.com. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  8. "Analytics - Google Fonts". fonts.google.com. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  9. Jodeleit, Bernhard. https://www.lotsofways.de/en/cease-and-desist-letters-because-of-google-fonts/ "Cease-and-desist letters because of Google Fonts"], Lots of Ways GmbH, 29 October 2018. Retrieved on 29 October 2018.
  10. "Google Fonts - font-display: swap;". Fonts Plugin. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
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