General Sans
Fontshare · Indian Type Foundry · 2021
A rationalist sans serif from Indian Type Foundry with small apertures, geometric capitals and a clean mid-century French sensibility, available in six weights with matching italics and variable fonts.
About
Designed by Indian Type Foundry and released via Fontshare in March 2021, General Sans draws on rationalist and geometric sans traditions, with tightly closed apertures and orderly letterforms. Details such as a spur-free 'G', single-storey 'g', double-storey 'a', circular dots and wide 'f' and 't' give it a quiet but considered character. The family covers 135 languages across 12 static styles and two variable fonts, with case-sensitive numerals and a full range of superior and inferior figures for fraction setting.
Classification
Described explicitly as a rationalist sans serif with geometric capital tendencies, small apertures, and orderly letterforms recalling French mid-century typography. Sits between geometric and grotesque traditions.