Source Serif

Source Serif (known as Source Serif Pro before 2021)^[2] is a serif typeface created by Frank Grießhammer for Adobe Systems. It is the third open-source font family from Adobe, distributed under the SIL Open Font License.^[3]

Source Serif

Category	Serif
Classification	Transitional serif, Slab serif
Designer(s)	Frank Grießhammer
Foundry	Adobe Systems
Date created	2014
License	SIL Open Font License
Latest release version	4.004[1]
Latest release date	January 25, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-01-25)

The typeface is inspired by the forms of Pierre Simon Fournier and is a complementary design to the Source Sans family.^[4] It is available in six weights in upright styles and italics,^[5] and five optical sizes.^[6] It is also available as a variable font with continuous weights from 200 to 900.^[7]

The first version, named "Source Serif Pro", was released in 2014. Version 2.0 was released in 2017 and introduced support for more Latin characters, Cyrillic, and Greek.^[5] In 2018, Latin italics were added in version "2.007R-ro/1.007R-it".^[8][9] In 2019, Greek and Cyrillic italic were added in version "3.000R".^[10] In 2021, a new release added optical sizes; the name "Pro" was dropped at this point.^[6]

See also

• Adobe Originals

Adobe's open-source family

• Source Sans Pro, the first member of Adobe's open-source family.
• Source Code Pro, the second member of Adobe's open-source family.
• Source Han Sans, the fourth member of Adobe's open-source family and the first to include CJK characters.
• Source Han Serif, the last member of Adobe's open-source family and includes CJK characters.