inter README

The project's README from github.com/rsms/inter. As one markdown file: README.md.

Inter

Inter is a typeface carefully crafted & designed for computer screens. Inter features a tall x-height to aid in readability of mixed-case and lower-case text. Inter is a variable font with several OpenType features, like contextual alternates that adjusts punctuation depending on the shape of surrounding glyphs, slashed zero for when you need to disambiguate "0" from "o", tabular numbers, etc.

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Quick questions

Using & installing Inter

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Using Inter on a web page:

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://your-font-file-host/">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://your-font-file-host/inter.css">

:root { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; }
@supports (font-variation-settings: normal) {
  :root { font-family: 'Inter var', sans-serif; }
}

For web pages, there's an official CDN distribution that you can use directly without having to host the font files yourself:

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://rsms.me/">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://rsms.me/inter/inter.css">

Alternate distributions

Disclaimer: Alternate distributions may not always be up-to-date.

Notable uses of Inter

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Notable forks

Supporters & contributors

A wholehearted Thank You to everyone who supports the Inter project!

Special thanks to @thundernixon and @KatjaSchimmel who have put in significant effort into making Inter what it is through their contributions ♡

See graphs/contributors for a complete list of all contributors.

Contributing to this project

For instructions on how to work with the source files and how to compile & build font files, refer to CONTRIBUTING.md.

Inter is licensed under the SIL Open Font License

Creating derivative fonts

Inter is open source which means you can make your own versions with your own changes. However when doing so, please read LICENSE.txt carefully. It is a standard SIL Open Font License 1.1:

The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership with others.

The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives, however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.

While you are allowed to use Inter commercially, i.e. bundled with product or service which makes you money, you are NOT allowed to sell Inter itself or derivatives of Inter. If you would like to do so, please reach out and we can talk about it.

Inter a trademark of Rasmus Andersson (DBA: RSMS)

"Inter" is a Reserved Font Name by Rasmus Andersson (font vendor code RSMS.)

Design

This section discusses some of the design choices made for Inter.

Inter can be classified as a geometric neo-grotesque, similar in style to Roboto, Apple San Francisco, Akkurat, Asap, Lucida Grande and more. Some trade-offs were made in order to make this typeface work really well at small sizes:

Inter is a variable font and is in addition also distributed as a set of traditional distinct font files in the following styles:

Roman (upright) name Italic name Weight
Thin Thin Italic 100
Extra Light Extra Light Italic 200
Light Light Italic 300
Regular Italic 400
Medium Medium Italic 500
Semi Bold Semi Bold Italic 600
Bold Bold Italic 700
Extra Bold Extra Bold Italic 800
Black Black Italic 900

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Inter
What is this?Inter is a free and open source typeface carefully designed for computer screens, with a tall x-height that helps readability of mixed-case and lower-case text.
Is it one font file or a whole family of weights?It's a variable font covering 9 weights from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with a matching italic, and it also ships as traditional separate font files per style.
How do I get it installed on my computer or website?Download the latest font files from GitHub releases and install them like any font. For the web there's an official CDN, plus NPM inter-ui, Homebrew font-inter and Ubuntu fonts-inter packages.
Does it stay crisp at very small sizes, like 10-12px?Mostly, but below 12px some stems, like the middle bar of 'E' or 'm', render as two semi-opaque pixels instead of one solid, because Inter optimizes for higher-density rasterizations.
Can I use Inter in a commercial project, like an app I sell?Yes. Under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 you can bundle, embed and even sell Inter with any software — you just can't sell the font by itself, and derivatives must stay under the same license.
Should I just use Inter from Google Fonts?No, unless you have no other choice — the README warns that copy is outdated and lacks italics. Prefer the official files, the CDN or package distributions like NPM inter-ui.
Who uses Inter in real products?Notable users listed include Figma, GitLab, Mozilla, NASA, ElementaryOS, Unity, Pixar's Presto, the Guggenheim museums, ISO and Zurich Airport.
What about really large display sizes?Early versions had small-scale glyph optimizations that interfered at huge sizes, but Inter today works well at large sizes, and a Display subfamily for really large sizes is in the works.
Are there notable Inter forks?Yes: Open Runde is a rounded variant, Interalia extends Inter with Shavian characters, and Raveo is a 'warmer version' of Inter.
What are similar projects?Macintosh-Skeletal-Filled, source-han-sans, fonts, Hack, Monocraft, plex, c64-keyboard-font, Iosevka
Which topics is it in?variable-fonts, typeface, ubuntu, fonts, font, typography, homebrew, design, web-development, free, npm, python
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CommitNov 19Releasev4.1Nov 16
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Commits · 90 Days