Andrew Paglinawan started Quicksand in 2008, building it on geometric shapes. The terminals are rounded, which gives the font a soft and approachable look, and it was intended for display use while staying legible at small sizes.
In 2016 Thomas Jockin revised the family with Andrew to improve its quality, and in 2019 Mirko Velimirovic converted it into a variable font. The weight axis runs from 300 to 700, and the character set covers Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Google Fonts has carried Quicksand since October 2011.
The ZIP contains five static TTF files, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, made from the variable font, plus the variable file.
Best uses for Quicksand
- Friendly logos and wordmarks
- Children's and family websites
- App headings and buttons
- Packaging labels
- Social media quotes
Font pairings
Quicksand is light and round, so a sturdy serif balances it. Try Merriweather for body text, Playfair Display for elegant headings, or Nunito when you want a second rounded sans.
Licence & credit
Quicksand is designed by Andrew Paglinawan and released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. That makes it free for personal and commercial use: logos, packaging, websites, apps, videos and print. You can bundle it in your own projects and modify it. You cannot sell the font files by themselves, and the licence text stays with them. Our guide to the SIL Open Font License explains what that means in practice. The family is also on Google Fonts and its source is on the project page.
Quicksand Font Family
License: Personal & Commercial Use
Font Type: Free
Format: TTF
File Size: 0.3 MB
Total Files: 6
