Inter - A Sans Serif Typeface for UI

Inter is a typeface designed specifically for user interfaces, made to provide maximum legibility for small-to-medium sized text on computer screens. It is available in 9 weights ranging from Thin to Black, each with its own matching italic. With a tall x-height, Inter is optimized for readability of both upper- and lower-case text. Additionally, it features several OpenType features, such as contextual alternates that modify punctuation depending on the shape of adjacent glyphs, a slashed zero to differentiate between '0' and 'o', and tabular numbers.

 

Installing on Linux:

There are many different Linux distributions and some handle font management
differently. These instructions are for the most common Linux distributions:

1. Create a folder called ".fonts" in your home directory.
Example: mkdir -p ~/.fonts

2. Copy the otf files in the "Inter Desktop" folder into your .fonts directory
Example: cp "Inter Desktop"/*.otf ~/.fonts/

You may have to restart apps and/or your window server session.

Again, these instructions are for the most common Linux distributuons like
Ubuntu and might not apply to you. Refer to the documentation for your
distribution for more details on how to manage fonts in your OS.


Q&A

Q: I installed the fonts but they don't show up
A: Try rebuilding the font database:
sudo fc-cache -f -v
Then restart your program(s).

Q: Is there a way to tell if Inter was actually installed?
A: Try running: fc-list | grep "Inter"

Q: ~/.fonts is an old thing. The new thing is ~/.local/share/fonts
A: Yes, that is true for recent distributions. These distros usually support
~/.fonts as well making these instructions work for everyone. Yay.

 

Installing font files on macOS


Using Font Book:

1. Open the "Font Book" application.
2. In the main menu, select File, then Add Fonts...
3. Find the "Inter Desktop" folder, select the folder (or open the folder and
select all the files inside the folder) and press the Open button.


Using Finder:

1. Copy the "Inter Desktop" folder
2. Press cmd-shift-G in Finder and go to: ~/Library/Fonts
3. Delete any existing "Inter" files and folders
4. Paste the "Inter Desktop" folder

 

Installing on Windows 10:

1. Copy the "Inter Desktop" folder in the zip file to your Desktop.
2. Open the "Inter Desktop" folder on your Desktop.
4. Select all font files.
5. Right-click the selected files and choose "Install for all users".

If you have a previous installation of Inter, you should make sure
to remove those fonts files before installing new ones. You need to
install the font for all users, as some software requires fonts to be
global.


ClearType-hinted fonts

Inter also comes with a version that has TrueType hints used by ClearType
on Windows. This changes the appearance of the fonts when rendered on a
system with ClearType enabled and can in some cases increase the legibility
of text. However, the hints for Inter are automatically generated and are
not always a good thing.

If you do prefer to use the version with hints, use the font files in the
"Inter Hinted for Windows/Desktop" folder instead of "Inter Desktop".

 

Copyright (c) 2016-2020 The Inter Project Authors.
"Inter" is trademark of Rasmus Andersson.
https://github.com/rsms/inter

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