Roboto

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(EN) The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. (NL) Op brute wijze ving de schooljuf de quasi-kalme lynx. (CS) Nechť již hříšné saxofony ďáblů rozezvučí síň úděsnými tóny waltzu, tanga a quickstepu. (HU) Jó foxim és don Quijote húszwattos lámpánál ülve egy pár bűvös cipőt készít. (RO) Înjurând pițigăiat, zoofobul comandă vexat whisky și tequila. (RU) Разъяренный чтец эгоистично бьёт пятью жердями шустрого фехтовальщика. (BG) Огньове изгаряха с блуждаещи пламъци любовта човешка на Орфей. (SR) Фијуче ветар у шибљу, леди пасаже и куће иза њих и гунђа у оџацима. (EL) Ταχίστη αλώπηξ βαφής ψημένη γη, δρασκελίζει υπέρ νωθρού κυνός. Type your own text to test the font!
Description

Roboto has a dual nature. It has a mechanical skeleton and the forms are largely geometric. At the same time, the font features friendly and open curves. While some grotesks distort their letterforms to force a rigid rhythm, Roboto doesn’t compromise, allowing letters to be settled into their natural width. This makes for a more natural reading rhythm more commonly found in humanist and serif types.

This is the normal family, which can be used alongside the Roboto Condensed family and the Roboto Slab family.

Design, Publisher, Copyright, License

Design: Google

Copyright 2011 by Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.

License: SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE

Reviews

If you really have to use Roboto, you’d better be choosing styles from the middle of its weight range — where the mentioned problems are not that visible. The mistakes interfere with the typeface’s neutrality, which is an important thing in UI. If possible, we recommend using something else.
Mikhail Strukov, Ilya Ruderman, Yury Ostromentsky: Cyrillic on Google Fonts: Neo-Grotesques

Free License

Download v.2.138: Roboto | Google Drive

Development

The Roboto Font Project:   GitHub

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