# floriankarsten/space-grotesk

Space Grotesk: a proportional variant of the original fixed-width Space Mono family

Repository: https://github.com/floriankarsten/space-grotesk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/space-grotesk
Homepage: https://floriankarsten.github.io/space-grotesk
Language: Shell
License: OFL-1.1
License Family: other
Topics: typeface, font, sans-serif, latin, open-font-license
Last push: 2023-03-12T21:23:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3179, "days_push": 1270, "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 1817, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:40.021149+00:00)

## What it is
Space Grotesk is an open-source proportional sans-serif typeface derived from Colophon Foundry's fixed-width Space Mono, designed by Florian Karsten. It supports extensive Latin language coverage and OpenType features, licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

## Use cases
- download a free sans-serif font for a website
- find an open-source typeface licensed for commercial use
- get a proportional variant of Space Mono
- font with Vietnamese and Central European language support
- typeface with tabular figures and fractions for UI design
- build variable fonts from font source files

## When to choose
- you need a distinctive sans-serif with an OFL license for web or print
- you want Space Mono's character in a proportional font
- you need broad Latin language coverage including Vietnamese
- you want to modify or rebuild the font from sources

## When to avoid
- you need a monospaced font for code
- you need non-Latin scripts like Cyrillic, Greek, or CJK
- you need a full multi-weight superfamily beyond the provided styles

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: stable
- function: graphics, developer-tools
- domain: web-design, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: typeface, font, sans-serif, open-font-license, typography, variable-font, web, desktop

## Member repositories
- floriankarsten/space-grotesk (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.021149+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 2026-08-30T03:20:11.082231+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/floriankarsten/space-grotesk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.021149+00:00, sha baf3f257a9be)
  - homepage: https://floriankarsten.github.io/space-grotesk (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:11.895054+00:00, sha 88b78d1d13e9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.