DM Sans

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TYPEFACE OVERVIEW

Low-contrast geometric sans-serif intended for small text sizes, with balanced proportions and clean aesthetic.

Commercial Stand-In: Often chosen as an open-source alternative to Neuzeit Grotesk, Avenir, Founders Grotesk.

OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Category sans-serif

Serifs none

Contrast none

Proportions geometric

Variable Font Yes

About DM Sans

DM Sans is a low-contrast geometric sans from Colophon Foundry, intended for use at smaller text sizes. Its clean, geometric shapes recall typefaces like Avenir and Neuzeit Grotesk, and it works for both headings and body text.

Best used for

Body text in modern websites
UI labels and small captions
Clean, minimal brand identities
Email templates

What to pair it with

DM Serif Display was designed to sit alongside it and makes an easy, consistent heading pair. Lora and Playfair Display also work when you want more contrast.

INTERACTIVE SPECIMEN TESTER

Size: 36px

Styles & Weights (4)

300 Regular

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400 Regular

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500 Regular

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700 Regular

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Production CSS Blueprint

google-fonts.css

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;700&display=swap');

style.css

font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;

DM Sans

OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

About DM Sans

Best used for

What to pair it with

Styles & Weights (4)

Production CSS Blueprint

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