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Jun 12, 2025 10:41 AM UTC
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Josefin Sans

Hi!

I am wondering about the font Josefin Sans.  When I activate it in Adobe fonts, there is 10 wights/styles available. 

When I look at Google fonts (which is the creator of the font) there is two more fonts available (a medium weight, and medium italic).

That's a bit annoying, can Adobe include the last 2 weights/styles too?

 

//regards, Jennie

    Bobby HendersonCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Jun 12, 2025 4:30 PM UTC

    It's somewhat common for a version of a type family available at Adobe Fonts to have a limited selection of styles rather than the complete family. The situation varies from one typeface to the next. Many type families at Adobe Fonts are complete. Some are missing styles. For instance the recent addition of Helvetica Neue to Adobe Fonts has only 14 styles; the complete family has 59 styles. The Adobe Fonts version of Mislab is a "standard" version; the "pro" version sold by Typofonderie has a larger character set.

     

    The situation comes down to decisions made by the companies who have the distribution rights to those typefaces.

     

    In the case of Josefin Sans, the Extra Light and Medium styles are only available in the Google Fonts version (which can be downloaded for free). Google Fonts also has a variable version of Josefin Sans.

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    Bobby HendersonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Jun 12, 2025 4:30 PM UTC

    It's somewhat common for a version of a type family available at Adobe Fonts to have a limited selection of styles rather than the complete family. The situation varies from one typeface to the next. Many type families at Adobe Fonts are complete. Some are missing styles. For instance the recent addition of Helvetica Neue to Adobe Fonts has only 14 styles; the complete family has 59 styles. The Adobe Fonts version of Mislab is a "standard" version; the "pro" version sold by Typofonderie has a larger character set.

     

    The situation comes down to decisions made by the companies who have the distribution rights to those typefaces.

     

    In the case of Josefin Sans, the Extra Light and Medium styles are only available in the Google Fonts version (which can be downloaded for free). Google Fonts also has a variable version of Josefin Sans.

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    Participating Frequently
    Jun 13, 2025 6:07 AM UTC

    Hi!

    Thanks for the reply and input! 

    Interesting to know. I haven't used many fonts yet that is origin Google fonts and distributed thru Adobe Fonts. The variable version of Josefin Sans sounds interesting, thanks for the tip!

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