# github/hubot-sans

Hubot Sans, a variable font from GitHub

Repository: https://github.com/github/hubot-sans
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hubot-sans
Homepage: https://github.com/mona-sans
Language: Shell
License: OFL-1.1
License Family: other
Topics: font, variable-fonts
Last push: 2024-10-17T12:45:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1472, "days_push": 685, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1962, forks 46 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.580595+00:00)

## What it is
Hubot Sans is an open-source variable typeface from GitHub, designed with Degarism as a geometric companion to Mona Sans. It packages weight (200-900), width (75%-125%), and slant axes into a single font file usable across web and print.

## Use cases
- use a free variable font for website headers and pull-quotes
- download an open-source sans-serif typeface for a design project
- reduce font file requests by using one variable font file with @font-face
- get a technical-looking font for branding and marketing materials
- preload a woff2 font to avoid layout shift on a webpage
- find a SIL OFL licensed font for commercial use

## When to choose
- you need a free, permissively licensed variable font for web or print
- you want granular control over weight, width, and slant from a single file
- you want a geometric, technical aesthetic for headings and display text

## When to avoid
- you need a body-text font with high readability at small sizes rather than display type
- you require a serif or monospace typeface
- your target browsers do not support variable fonts

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: stable
- function: graphics
- domain: web-design, frontend, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: font, variable-font, typography, open-font-license, sans-serif, web-server

## Member repositories
- github/hubot-sans (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.580595+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:05:35.292405+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/hubot-sans (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.580595+00:00, sha cc0541e0cdcd)
  - homepage: https://github.com/mona-sans (fetched 2026-08-29T10:45:25.010389+00:00, sha 800b9fd2d599)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.