's Roboto Typeface Is Now Open Source

‘s Roboto typeface is now open source

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Published 27 May 2015

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Roboto, the signature font for Android Chrome, is ’s latest free gift to the world.

announced that the Roboto font family is now open source, has posted the entire code on Github. This means that not only are you allowed to use Roboto without running into any copyright issues, but you can tweak modify it for your own purposes.

The story behind the story: first introduced Roboto with Android lly Bean 4.0. Since then it’s become the default font for both Android Chrome, has become a major stylistic component of ’s identity with its Material Design aesthetic. The open source move aligns with ’s approach to most of its products: making them free customizable, while hopefully garnering goodwill community feedback.