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Science Gothic
Squared gothic. 2 axes in the tester, 2 more in the file.
Designed by Thomas Phinney, Vassil Kateliev, Brandon Buerkle.
wght 100–900 · wdth 50–200 · From €126
Tester
Type in the field. Every setting is kept in the page address.
Science Gothic · 'wght' 400, 'wdth' 100
Axes
Ranges from the Google Fonts metadata.
| Tag | Axis | Min | Default | Max | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wght | Weight | 100 | 400 | 900 | In tester |
| wdth | Width | 50 | 100 | 200 | In tester |
| CTRS | Contrast | 0 | 0 | 85 | In file |
| slnt | Slant | -10 | 0 | 0 | In file |
Vertical metrics
Measured in this browser at the default instance, in em.
Hxgp
- Ascent
- …
- Cap height
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- x-height
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- Descent
- …
- x / cap
- …
Weights and widths
9 named weights, 9 named widths. Set sends one to the tester.
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100 Thin
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200 ExtraLight
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300 Light
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400 Regular
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500 Medium
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600 SemiBold
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700 Bold
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800 ExtraBold
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900 Black
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Widths at 400
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50% UltraCondensed
Hamburgefonstiv 0123456789
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75% Condensed
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100% Normal
Hamburgefonstiv 0123456789
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125% Expanded
Hamburgefonstiv 0123456789
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150% ExtraExpanded
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200% UltraExpanded
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62.5% ExtraCondensed
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87.5% SemiCondensed
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112.5% SemiExpanded
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Paragraph
18 px and 13 px, default instance.
Samples are logged at the front desk between 08:00 and 16:00. Store reagents at 4 °C unless the label says otherwise. Room B-12 is booked in two-hour blocks; cancel 24 hours ahead to release the slot.
Samples are logged at the front desk between 08:00 and 16:00. Store reagents at 4 °C unless the label says otherwise. Room B-12 is booked in two-hour blocks; cancel 24 hours ahead to release the slot.
Glyphs
Latin set, 201 characters. Press one to enlarge.
Uppercase
Lowercase
Figures
Punctuation
Accented
Currency and maths
Credits and source
- Closely modelled on Morris Fuller Benton’s Bank Gothic (1930–34) for American Type Founders.
- Bank Gothic was all caps; Science Gothic adds a lowercase, true small caps and extended Latin and Cyrillic.
- Four axes: weight, width, contrast and slant. Width reaches 200%.
- Designers
- Thomas Phinney, Vassil Kateliev, Brandon Buerkle
- License
- SIL Open Font License 1.1, OFL.txt
- Files
- Served unmodified from the Google Fonts CDN
- On Google Fonts
- 2025-11-19
- Prices here
- Fictional. The family is free under the OFL.