Sans font generator
The free Open Sans font to SVG converter creates friendly outlined labels, signage, and instruction graphics with a relaxed reading rhythm. Edit the text below and export it as SVG paths or DXF with Open Sans already selected.
Fine-tune export units, fill behavior, and stroke output.
Font specimenOpen Studio / 600
Get to know the typeface
Converting the Open Sans font to SVG works well for approachable labels, instruction graphics, and readable signs. The humanist proportions give short explanations a more relaxed rhythm than a tightly geometric display face. Use it where the wording should be understood quickly. For a very narrow label or a wordmark that needs a stronger silhouette, compare a condensed or more distinctive family.
Look at the open ends in c, e, and s, then check the complete line at its available width. Its relatively relaxed forms can make a long phrase wider than expected. Review accents, punctuation, and lowercase in addition to capital letters. Avoid horizontal compression after export because it changes both the intended curves and the spaces that make the label readable.
Same text · same scale
This opening-hours line includes numerals, colons, and a range dash. Open Sans and Lato both use 700 here. Compare the whole notice rather than choosing from the word OPEN alone.
For this sample, Open Sans · 700 uses 2.2% more line width than Lato · 700.
Both samples were generated from the built-in font catalog at 72 px, with kerning and standard ligatures on, zero added tracking, and no stroke. They share a coordinate scale and baseline; on small screens both shrink by the same factor. Width is the laid-out advance, including character spacing, rather than the visible outline bounds. Results apply to these font files and this text; equal weight numbers do not imply equal visual darkness. This is a layout comparison, not a readability score or a manufacturing test.
Use these as visual starting points and check your actual wording at its final size. Production limits depend on the process, material, and tool; the comparison above is not a material test.
When you convert the Open Sans font to SVG, start with 600 for compact labels and 700 for signs or callouts. Regular 400 can suit a larger explanatory graphic. Keep kerning enabled and make only small tracking changes; large positive spacing can separate a sentence into disconnected letters. If the wording does not fit, shorten it or use deliberate line breaks before applying heavy negative tracking.
SVG serves design and web graphics, DXF serves compatible CAD workflows, and JSX or TSX provides outlined React components. Choose the format your destination supports.
For an opening-hours notice, preview the complete time range and any accented place name. Set intentional line breaks before outlining. Keep longer web instructions as text so the notice can wrap when the available width changes.
On a printed or engraved sign, judge the colon and range dash at the finished dimensions. A large OPEN heading does not validate the smaller hours beneath it. Test those small marks separately before producing the whole sign.
Check the complete line at its real width, including punctuation and accents. Compare 400, 600, and 700 rather than stretching the SVG. For physical output, inspect the narrowest counter and confirm the backing or bridges before making a production sample.
