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About 42Sans Font
42Sans is a sans-serif font designed by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Boris Ding. It includes 666 glyphs, a regular weight, TTF (TrueType) format, and 323 languages. 42Sans is free to download; check the license details on this page before commercial use. Sans-serif fonts like 42Sans work best for clean body text, user interfaces, branding, and modern layouts.
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Clean, Modern, Sans Serif
- Use Case
- Body Text, UI
- Ideal For
- branding, interfaces, and modern layouts
- Pairs With
- a contrasting serif for headings
42Sans Specifications
| Font Family | IBM Plex Sans Var |
| Style | Regular |
| Full Name | 42 Sans Var Bold Condensed |
| Version | 1.000 |
| Weight | 400 (Regular) |
| Glyph Count | 666 glyphs |
| PostScript Name | 42SansVar-BoldCondensed |
| Designer | Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Boris Ding |
| Format | TTF (TrueType) |
| File Size | 184.5 KB |
OpenType Features
42Sans ships with 8 OpenType features you can switch on in apps that support them (Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, Figma, CSS font-feature-settings).
- Fractions
- Standard ligatures
- Ordinals
- Stylistic alternates
- Scientific inferiors
- Superscripts
- Slashed zero
- Stylistic sets (5)
- Variable font · axes: wght, wdth
Languages Supported
42Sans supports 323 languages.
How to Install 42Sans Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the 42Sans font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 542Sans is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with 42Sans Font?
42Sans Font is a versatile sans-serif font that works for both headings and body text. Pair it with a contrasting serif or slab serif font to add visual interest and a clear distinction between titles and body copy.
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42Sans Font
by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Boris Ding
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026
42Sans Font is a sans serif typeface by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Boris Ding, ideal for logos, invitations, branding, and creative projects.