DejaVu Sans
DejaVu Sans extends the Bitstream Vera fonts with very wide Unicode coverage, maintained as a community project.
DejaVu Sans Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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Preview rendered with a system fallback stack in the same classification. Install the real font, or add a licensed file under /assets/fonts/, to see its exact letterforms.
About DejaVu Sans
DejaVu Sans extends the Bitstream Vera fonts with very wide Unicode coverage, maintained as a community project.
Often used as a default system font and for documents that need unusual characters.
Where can you use DejaVu Sans?
Typical uses include system ui, technical documents, wide unicode text. Test it at the sizes you actually plan to publish: display styles lose detail in small interface text, and text styles can look flat in a large headline.
Before you use it commercially, open the licence that comes with the file. Free download does not always mean free commercial use, and web embedding is sometimes licensed separately. Our font licensing guide explains the common licence types in plain language.
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FAQ
DejaVu Sans extends the Bitstream Vera fonts with very wide Unicode coverage, maintained as a community project.
DejaVu Sans uses the free DejaVu licence, based on the Bitstream Vera terms, and can be used and redistributed at no cost.
On Windows, right-click the font file and choose Install, or drag it into Settings > Personalisation > Fonts. On macOS, double-click the file and press Install Font in Font Book. On Android and iOS you need a font-installer or design app. Restart the application you are working in so DejaVu Sans appears in its font menu.
Close alternatives in the same category include Archivo Font, Arial Bold Font, Cairo Font. The related fonts grid on this page is generated from the same category, so it updates as the directory grows.