font-source-han-sans-vf ☆

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Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2.005R@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Fonts

Tags: fonts typography cjk variable-fonts design

Install: brew install --cask font-source-han-sans-vf

About:
Source Han Sans VF is an open-source Pan-CJK variable font family, providing a unified typographic solution for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English text. As a variable font, it offers a continuous range of weights and widths within a single file, enabling superior typographic flexibility and reduced file sizes compared to static font sets. This package provides an easy way to install these fonts on macOS via Homebrew Cask.

Key Features:

Pan-CJK coverage for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters
Variable font technology for flexible weight and width adjustments
Open-source and freely available under the SIL Open Font License
Comprehensive glyph set supporting multiple Unicode blocks

Use Cases:

Web and graphic design projects requiring multi-language support
Developing applications with consistent typography across Asian and Western languages
Creating responsive typography that adapts smoothly to different layouts

Alternatives:

Noto Sans CJK – Another comprehensive open-source Pan-CJK font family, but typically distributed as static font weights rather than variable fonts.
font-noto-sans – The Homebrew package for Noto Sans CJK, offering a similar goal but with a different design aesthetic and static font files.

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