Public Sans is a free sans serif typeface designed by USWDS, Dan Williams, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida. It is used by 1 of the 845 sites we analyzed, which ranks it joint number 81 among the 100 website fonts you can get. You can use it without paying.
Public Sans at a glance
- Rank
- =81 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 1 site of 845 analyzed (0%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- USWDS, Dan Williams, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida
- Licence
- Free, open source
- Added to Google Fonts
- June 7, 2019
- Source
- Google Fonts, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Public Sans used?
Public Sans is the headline font on 1 and the body font on 1 of the 1 site that use it. Where it is not the biggest font for a job, it draws a smaller share of the text, such as labels or buttons.
| Industry | Sites using it | Of analyzed sites in that industry |
|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | 1 | 2% |
Which websites use Public Sans?
Each link opens that site’s own page, with every font it draws.
- fiveguys.com Food and drink · headings · body · 100% of its text
What does Public Sans pair with?
No other typeface appeared with Public Sans as a heading, body or code font on more than one analyzed site, so there is no repeated pairing to report.
Where do I get Public Sans?
Public Sans is open source and free to use, including commercially. Download it from Google Fonts.
Google Fonts · checked October 21, 2026.
How do we know?
Each site was opened twice in a real browser and Chrome was asked which font file drew each piece of text. We count a font for a site only if both runs saw it and it drew at least 2% of the site’s custom-font text. The full method.
Other sans serif fonts in the ranking
FAQ
Is Public Sans free?
Yes. It is open source and free for commercial use, and available from Google Fonts.
Who designed Public Sans?
Public Sans was designed by USWDS, Dan Williams, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Public Sans?
Of the 845 sites we analyzed, 1 site draw text in Public Sans: fiveguys.com. The list on this page links each one to its own page.
What fonts pair well with Public Sans?
No other typeface appeared with Public Sans as a heading, body or code font on more than one analyzed site, so there is no repeated pairing to report.
How do you know which font a site uses?
We open each site in a real browser and ask Chrome which font file it used to draw each piece of text, so renamed and self-hosted fonts are named by the file itself. Each site was measured twice, and a font counts only if both runs saw it.