Assistant vs Source Sans 3
Their letters differ in shape and width even though overall text length is similar, so lines may break in different places.
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Handgloves 2026
| Assistant | Source Sans 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sans serif | Sans serif |
| Weights | ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold | ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | No | Yes |
| Variable font | Yes | Yes |
| Average lowercase width | 469.9 | 474.9 |
| Digits | proportional | tabular |
| Character sets | 3 | 7 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Source Sans 3 a good replacement for Assistant?
Their letters differ in shape and width even though overall text length is similar, so lines may break in different places. Their mean width difference is 5.4 units per 1000 em (very close widths).
+Which is wider, Assistant or Source Sans 3?
Source Sans 3 is wider, by about 1% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European. Only Assistant has Hebrew. Only Source Sans 3 has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Vietnamese.
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