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title: Open Sans
description: Category: Sans-Serif · Key: open-sans · Weights: 400, 500, 600, 700
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# Open Sans

**Category:** Sans-Serif · **Key:** `open-sans` · **Weights:** 400, 500, 600, 700

<a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Open+Sans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on Google Fonts <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span><span class="sr-only">(opens in new tab)</span></a>

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## Specimen

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/vendor/wirekit/fonts/sans/open-sans/open-sans.css">

<div style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-bottom: 2rem;">
<p style="font-size: 2.5rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; color: var(--color-wk-text);">
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.
</p>
</div>

## Styles

<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-wk-border-subtle); padding: 1.5rem 0;">
<p style="font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-wk-text-muted); margin: 0 0 0.5rem;">Regular 400</p>
<p style="font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; color: var(--color-wk-text); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</p>
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-wk-border-subtle); padding: 1.5rem 0;">
<p style="font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-wk-text-muted); margin: 0 0 0.5rem;">Medium 500</p>
<p style="font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; color: var(--color-wk-text); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</p>
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-wk-border-subtle); padding: 1.5rem 0;">
<p style="font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-wk-text-muted); margin: 0 0 0.5rem;">SemiBold 600</p>
<p style="font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; color: var(--color-wk-text); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</p>
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-wk-border-subtle); padding: 1.5rem 0;">
<p style="font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--color-wk-text-muted); margin: 0 0 0.5rem;">Bold 700</p>
<p style="font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0; color: var(--color-wk-text); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</p>
</div>

## Usage

```php
// config/wirekit.php
'fonts' => [
    'sans' => 'open-sans',
],
```

When configured, WireKit sets:

```css
--font-wk-sans: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
```

[← Back to Fonts Overview](/components/fonts)

## Design Tokens

See [Fonts — Design Tokens](/components/fonts#design-tokens) for the canonical typography variables (`--font-wk-sans`, `--font-wk-serif`, `--font-wk-mono`, plus weight + spacing tokens) every WireKit component reads.