Josefin Sans
Among the 716 sans serifs, Josefin Sans has the second-smallest x-height relative to its capitals. It is one of the 60 families dated 2010, the earliest year in the repository’s records of when families were added. It has a shorter x-height than 97% of the 716 sans serifs with ascenders.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | Josefin Sans | Median of 732 sans serifs |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 774 | 740 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 723 | 702 |
| x-height (top of x) | 414 | 519 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −199 | −213 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.57 | 0.70 |
| Average lowercase width | 498 | 522 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 48.2% | 40.2% |
Where it sitsEvery sans serif family is a dot
Weights and styles
One variable file per style covers every weight from 100 to 700, with a matching italic; seven of the nine standard steps fall inside that range.
| Axis | Tag | Range | In the library |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | wght | 100 to 700 | 545 families |
Scripts3 subsets · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
- Latin Extended1,525
- Vietnamese532
Inside the file
In the measured file: 616 glyphs and 574 mapped Unicode characters; 13 OpenType feature tags.
Declared features: fractions, superscripts, ordinals, standard ligatures, discretionary ligatures, slashed zero and case-sensitive forms.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Outside the sans serif class
Same designer
Santiago Orozco is credited on 18 other families in the library, from Josefin Slab (2010) to Belanosima (2023); the closest of them in x-height and width is Reem Kufi.
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