Zalando Sans SemiExpanded

Designed by Jakob Ekelund, KH Type, Zalando

8 weights • Version 2 • On Google Fonts since 2025 • Popularity #1245

Quick Summary

16

Styles · incl. italic

200-900

Weight Range

1

Variable axis

2

Languages / Subsets

Category
sans-serif
Best for
textdisplay
Descriptors
grotesquecondensedexpanded
Variable axes
Weight
Scripts
Latin
Origin
Berlin, Germany
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Sep 16, 2025

© 2025 The Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Project Authors

The quick brown fox

32px

About Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Fonts

Zalando Sans is a bespoke sans serif typeface, developed as a cornerstone of the Zalando brand identity. Designed with flexibility and accessibility at the heart, it meets the diverse needs of the Zalando eco-system.

The typeface offers exceptional adaptability through its variable font technology:

  • A weight axis ranging from ExtraLight to Black
  • A width axis ranging from Condensed to Expanded
  • Matching italics

This flexibility allows for a wide range of expressive possibilities while maintaining a cohesive brand presence. Rooted in a sans serif “grotesque” style, the typeface aims to balance clean simplicity with attitude, combining clarity with subtle moments of personality. Its clean lines and modern aesthetic reflect Zalando's forward-thinking approach to fashion and lifestyle.

Staying true to Zalando’s personality—Bold, Fun, and Welcoming—Zalando Sans elevates every design it inhabits. When used effectively, it becomes a powerful design element, showcasing Zalando’s commitment to helping people feel confident in their style.

Zalando Sans was designed by Jakob Ekelund of KH Type, Stockholm in 2025 in collaboration with the Zalando brand and product design teams in Berlin.

This is the Semi Expanded version, please find here the complete family Zalando Sans.

To contribute, see github.com/zalando/sans


Who Designed Zalando Sans SemiExpanded?

Jakob Ekelund

Jakob Ekelund is the Type Director at Kurppa Hosk and co-founder of KH Type. He specialises in bespoke brand typography and has experience from working with major international and Swedish brands. Jakob is also the designer of retail typeface KH Giga and co-designer of KH Teka.

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KH Type portrait

KH Type

KH Type is a type foundry founded by Kurppa Hosk. We offer retail and bespoke typefaces along with other typography-related expertise, like wordmark refinements and art direction. Typography has always been intrinsically linked to the core of Kurppa Hosk’s work, and with KH Type we aim to celebrate our typographic heritage by making our independently designed typefaces available to license.

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Zalando portrait

Zalando

Zalando is a publicly traded international online retailer based in Berlin which is active across Europe and specializes in shoes, fashion and beauty products. The company was founded in 2008 by David Schneider and Robert Gentz and has more than 51 million active users in 25 European markets.

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