Instrument Sans

Designed by Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Jordan Egstad

4 weights • Version 4 • On Google Fonts since 2023 • Popularity #187

Quick Summary

8

Styles · incl. italic

400-700

Weight Range

2

Variable axes

2

Languages / Subsets

Category
sans-serif
Best for
text
Descriptors
grotesque
Variable axes
WidthWeight
Scripts
Latin
Origin
Santiago, Chile
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Sep 5, 2025

© 2022 The Instrument Sans Project Authors

The quick brown fox

32px

About Instrument Sans Fonts

Instrument Sans is a font designed for the Instrument brand. It's a variable sans-serif which balances an abundance of precision with subtle notes of playfulness. Inspiration was drawn from our enduring interest in neo-grotesques. In a way, this family of weights, widths, and italics represent an orchestration of all of our favorite qualities in a sans-serif while featuring contemporary characteristics that make this typeface distinctly our own.

Featuring 12 unique stylistic sets, commonly-used characters can be replaced with alternate glyphs in a variety of combinations to tailor the appearance and legibility of messaging. This flexibility allows for a wide range of expressive styles, making it easy to mold it to perfectly suit whatever style of expression is needed.

To contribute, see github.com/Instrument/instrument-sans.

Who Designed Instrument Sans?

Rodrigo Fuenzalida portrait

Rodrigo Fuenzalida

Rodrigo Fuenzalida is a Venezuelan Type Designer based in Santiago de Chile. He likes to draw fonts that could be used in video games. He also likes to do revivals of old designs. His work has been featured in various publications. He currently runs his independent type foundry fragTYPE.

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Jordan Egstad portrait

Jordan Egstad

Jordan Egstad is a graphic designer and web developer creating expressive and enduring brand identities, websites, apps, typefaces, imagery, and more.

egstad.com

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