About Valley Sans.
Valley Sans is a clear, versatile typeface intended to work with editorial content, as well as lending a warm charm to user interfaces.
To contribute, see github.com/HelsinkiTypeStudio/valley-sans.
The Moomins are beloved characters created by Tove Jansson, known for wit, warmth, and charm. Valley Sans translates that spirit into a contemporary type system for brand communication, publishing, and digital interfaces while preserving a distinct connection to the Moomin visual world.
The design of the typeface draws from Tove Jansson's original lettering, the typographic landscape of her era, and details from life in the Finnish archipelago.
Tove Jansson produced a plethora of lettering in many styles. The sans serif work is sturdy and often includes slightly flared terminals, which gave a very clear direction for Valley Sans. However the sans serif lettering is always uppercase.
To build a complete contemporary family, the lowercase and broader stylistic system were complemented with compatible historical models. The design team focused on late-1800s American modern gothic typefaces, chosen for their suitable warmth, practicality, and expressive charm, and also because of a surprising oblique connection to the Moomins.
In the Finnish archipelago, where Jansson spent most summers, cargo crates and other branded pieces of driftwood have washed ashore over time. This inspired the idea of transatlantic flotsam, where distant typographic influences arrive by sea and settle into local visual culture, becoming part of the conceptual foundation of Valley Sans.
The result is a typeface rooted in heritage and storytelling, designed for clarity, rhythm, and usability across styles.
Valley Sans is delivered as a variable-weight family, covering styles from Thin to Black in both roman and italic. This structure provides a broad expressive range while keeping behaviour consistent across editorial and interface contexts.
The family is currently developed for Latin-script use and is intended to support a wide range of contemporary brand and publishing needs in digital and print environments.
Valley Sans was designed for Moomin Characters by Niklas Ekholm and Lari Mörö at Helsinki Type Studio. Images courtesy of Moomin Characters Ltd.
- Designer
- Niklas Ekholm, Lari Mörö
- Classification
- Sans Serif
- Coverage
- 464 languages
- Package release
- v2
- Updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- License
- OFL-1.1
Characters and features
What this family includes and how its files are structured.
Language and character coverage
464 languages are listed for this family.
- AfarQafar · Latin
- AchineseBahsa Acèh · Latin
- Saint Lucian Creole French, Latin
- AcoliLatin
- AfrikaansLatin
- AguarunaLatin
- AhtnaAtnakenaegeʼ · Latin
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Latin
- Ainu (Latin)
- AlagoLatin
- AleutUnangam Tunuu · Latin
- Gheg AlbanianGegnisht · Latin
- AmahuacaLatin
- YaneshaʼLatin
- AmisLatin
- AmarakaeriLatin
- AragoneseAragonés · Latin
- Old EnglishÆnglisc (Latin) · Latin
- AnaangAnaañ · Latin
- Uab MetoUab Metô · Latin
- MapucheMapudungun · Latin
- ArapahoLatin
- Artificial languages, World (Latin)
- AsuKipare · Latin
- WaoraniLatin
- AwakLatin
- AymaraAymar · Latin
- Azerbaijaniazərbaycan (latın) · Latin
- Bashkir (Latin)
- BalineseBali · Latin
- Batak TobaLatin
- Banda, West CentralLatin
- BenchLatin
- Belarusian (Latin)
- BialiLatin
- BedawiyetLatin
- BembaChibemba · Latin
- BetawiLatin
- BenaEkibena · Latin
- BariLatin
- BislamaLatin
- BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
- BanjarLatin
- SiksikaLatin
- BengaLatin
- BapukuLatin
- BretonBrezhoneg · Latin
- Brahui (Latin)
- Bodo (Latin)
- BosnianBosanski · Latin
- BangwinjiLatin
- Rinconada BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
- BugineseBasa Ugi · Latin
- BokobaruLatin
- BilenLatin
- CatalanCatalà · Latin
- GarifunaLatin
- Kaqchikel, CentralLatin
- ChachiLatin
- Chavacano, Philippines (Latin)
- Cashibo-CacataiboLatin
- CashinahuaLatin
- Candoshi-ShapraLatin
- KamukuLatin
- CebuanoBinisaya · Latin
- DikakaLatin
- ChigaRukiga · Latin
- ChamorroChamorru · Latin
- Chinantec, OjitlánLatin
- ChuukeseChuuk · Latin
- ChokweLatin
- Chin, HakaLatin
- AsháninkaLatin
- CorsicanCorsu · Latin
- ColoradoLatin
- Cofán, Latin
- CaquinteLatin
- Ashéninka, PichisLatin
- Crimean TurkishLatin
- SãotomenseLatin
- Seselwa Creole FrenchSeselwa · Latin
- CzechČeština · Latin
- KashubianKaszëbsczi · Latin
- Tedim ChinLatin
- KwereLatin
- WelshCymraeg · Latin
- Cuyonon (Latin)
- DanishDansk · Latin
- TaitaKidawida · Latin
- GermanDeutsch · Latin
- DelawareHuluníixsuwaakan · Latin
- DidingaLatin
- C’LelaLatin
- Lower SorbianDolnoserbšćina · Latin
- Central DusunLatin
- ChidurumaLatin
- DrungLatin
- DawroLatin
- Jola-FonyiJóola-Fóoñi · Latin
- EmbuKiembu · Latin
- EnglishLatin
- EsperantoLatin
- SpanishEspañol · Latin
- Ese EjjaLatin
- EstonianEesti · Latin
- BasqueEuskara · Latin
- ExtremaduranLatin
- West Albay BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
- FinnishSuomi · Latin
- FilipinoLatin
- FijianVakaviti · Latin
- Finnish, KvenLatin
- FuliiruLatin
- FaroeseFøroyskt · Latin
- GalloLatin
- FrenchFrançais · Latin
- Old FrenchLatin
- ArpitanLatin
- Northern FrisianLatin
- FriulianFurlan · Latin
- Western FrisianFrysk · Latin
- IrishGaeilge · Latin
- GagauzGagauzça · Latin
- AlekanoGahuku · Latin
- Guadeloupean Creole French, Martinique (Latin)
- Guianese Creole FrenchLatin
- Scottish GaelicGàidhlig · Latin
- ut-Ma’inLatin
- GilberteseKiribati · Latin
- Gelao, KlauLatin
- GalicianGalego · Latin
- Middle High GermanLatin
- GamoLatin
- GuaraniAvañe'ẽ · Latin
- GofaLatin
- Old High GermanLatin
- Swiss GermanSchwyzerdütsch · Latin
- WayuuWayuunaiki · Latin
- Gourmanchémagulimancema · Latin
- GusiiEkegusii · Latin
- ManxGaelg · Latin
- 'AleQale · Latin
- GyeleLatin
- GuarayuLatin
- HangaLatin
- HarariLatin
- Hawaiian’Olelo Hawai’i · Latin
- HadiyyaHadiyyisa · Latin
- Hmong, Northern QiandongHmong (Latin) · Latin
- HiligaynonIlonggo · Latin
- Chin, MatuLatin
- Hmonghveb Hmub · Latin
- Hmong, Southern QiandongLatin
- HaniLatin
- Hmong NjuaLatin
- Hindustani, SarnamiLatin
- HopiHopilàvayi · Latin
- CroatianHrvatski · Latin
- Upper SorbianHornjoserbšćina · Latin
- Haitian CreoleKreyòl Ayisyen · Latin
- HungarianMagyar · Latin
- Huastec, San Luís PotosíLatin
- InterlinguaLatin
- IndonesianIndonesia · Latin
- Interlingue (Latin)
- IlokoIlokano · Latin
- IdoLatin
- RigweLatin
- IraqwLatin
- IcelandicÍslenska · Latin
- ItalianItaliano · Latin
- IzereLatin
- Jamaican Creole EnglishJamiekan · Latin
- Lojban (Latin)lojban (Latin)
- Shuar, Ecuador (Latin)
- MachameLatin
- JavaneseJawa · Latin
- AdaraLatin
- KambaKikamba · Latin
- KalangaLatin
- KutuLatin
- MakondeChimakonde · Latin
- KabuverdianuLatin
- QʼeqchiʼLatin
- KongoKikongo · Latin
- KaingangKanhgág · Latin
- KhasiKa Ktien Khasi · Latin
- KikuyuGĩgĩkũyũ · Latin
- KirmanjkiShar Ma · Latin
- KuanyamaOshikwanyama · Latin
- Kazakh (Latin)
- KalaallisutLatin
- KalenjinMarkweta · Latin
- KimbunduLatin
- Mankanyamankaañ · Latin
- KonjoLatin
- SapinyLatin
- KaondeLatin
- KarelianKarjala · Latin
- ShambalaKishambaa · Latin
- ColognianKölsch · Latin
- KitubaLatin
- Kurdish (Latin)Kurmancî
- KuriaLatin
- KunamaLatin
- CornishKernewek · Latin
- Latin
- Ladino (Latin)
- Lango, UgandaLatin
- LambaIchilamba · Latin
- LuxembourgishLëtzebuergesch · Latin
- Lingua Franca Nova, Latin
- GandaLuganda · Latin
- LigurianLigure · Latin
- LakotaLakȟótiyapi · Latin
- LadinLatin
- LeleLatin
- LombardLatin
- Lamnso’Latin
- OtuhoLatin
- LozisiLozi · Latin
- LithuanianLietuviškai · Latin
- LatgalianLatgalīšu · Latin
- Luba-LuluaTshiluba · Latin
- LuvaleLatin
- LundaLatin
- LuoDholuo · Latin
- LuyiaLatin
- LatvianLatviešu · Latin
- LuwoLatin
- Laz (Latin)
- Mexican MamLatin
- Matsés (Latin)
- MeruKîmîîrû · Latin
- Mauritian CreoleKreol Morisien · Latin
- Mandjakmanjak · Latin
- MalagasyLatin
- Makhuwa-MeettoImeetto · Latin
- Maorite reo Māori · Latin
- MinangkabauBaso Minangkabau · Latin
- MískitoLatin
- Mandinkamandinka · Latin
- InnuInnu Aimun · Latin
- MohawkKanien’kéha · Latin
- Maranao (Latin)
- MalteseMalti · Latin
- Mixe, TotontepecLatin
- MündüLatin
- Musi (Latin)
- MuscogeeMvskoke · Latin
- MirandeseMirandés · Latin
- ManyikaLatin
- MozarabicLatin
- MasaabaLatin
- Mazatec, IxcatlánLatin
- Mambila, NigeriaLatin
- NeapolitanNapulitano · Latin
- CahungwaryaLatin
- Norwegian Bokmålnorsk bokmål · Latin
- NyembaLatin
- North NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
- NdauLatin
- NdambaLatin
- Low GermanNiedersächsisch · Latin
- NdongaLatin
- LomweLatin
- NguluLatin
- Nahuatl, CentralLatin
- NiueanNiuē · Latin
- Ao NagaLatin
- DutchNederlands · Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsknynorsk · Latin
- NgindoLatin
- NorwegianNorsk · Latin
- NomatsiguengaLatin
- NovialLatin
- South NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
- NaraLatin
- Jèrriais, Latin
- Northern SothoSepedi · Latin
- KombeLatin
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoLatin
- NyanjaChicheŵa · Latin
- NyankoleRunyankore · Latin
- NyoroLatin
- OccitanLatin
- OgbahLatin
- OkiekLatin
- OromoAfaan Oromoo · Latin
- OroqenLatin
- Otomi, MezquitalLatin
- Tenango Otomi, Latin
- ElfdalianLatin
- Old Welsh, Latin
- PampangaKapampangan · Latin
- PapiamentoPapiamentu · Latin
- Palauana tekoi er a Belau · Latin
- PáezLatin
- PicardLatin
- Paite Chin, Latin
- PijinLatin
- Pintupi-LuritjaLatin
- PökootMarkweta · Latin
- PolishPolski · Latin
- PiedmontesePiemontèis · Latin
- PanguLatin
- Pontic (Latin)
- PohnpeianPohnpei · Latin
- Crioulo, Upper GuineaLatin
- PogoloLatin
- PipilLatin
- Old ProvençalLatin
- Ashéninka PerenéLatin
- PortuguesePortuguês · Latin
- Punuyipunu · Latin
- QuechuaRuna Simi · Latin
- KʼicheʼQatzijob'al · Latin
- Kichwa, Unified QuichuaLatin
- Chimborazo Highland QuichuaRuna Simi · Latin
- Quechua, South BolivianLatin
- Quechua, AyacuchoLatin
- Quechua, CuscoRunasimi · Latin
- Quechua, Ambo-PascoLatin
- Quechua, CajamarcaLatin
- Quechua, Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo HuánucoLatin
- Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-LauricochaLatin
- Quechua, North JunínLatin
- Quechua, Huaylas AncashLatin
- Quechua, Northern Conchucos AncashLatin
- Quechua, Arequipa-La UniónLatin
- Cook Islands MāoriMāori Kūki 'Āirani · Latin
- Rapa (Latin)
- Réunion Creole FrenchLatin
- RejangLatin
- RendilleLatin
- ResheLatin
- RomagnolLatin
- Rohingya (Latin)
- RomanshRumantsch · Latin
- RundiIkirundi · Latin
- RongaLatin
- RomanianRomână · Latin
- RomboLatin
- LuguruLatin
- AromanianArmani · Latin
- KinyarwandaLatin
- RwaLatin
- SandaweLatin
- SamburuSampur · Latin
- SasakLatin
- SanguShisango · Latin
- SardinianSardu · Latin
- ScotsScots Leid · Latin
- Sassarese SardinianSardu · Latin
- Northern SamiSámegiella · Latin
- SenaCisena · Latin
- SeriCmiique Iitom · Latin
- SecoyaLatin
- SangoSängö · Latin
- Old IrishLatin
- ShekoLatin
- ShillukLatin
- Shipibo-ConiboLatin
- Arabic, Chadian SpokenLatin
- SidamoLatin
- SlovakSlovenčina · Latin
- SlovenianSlovenščina · Latin
- SalarLatin
- SamoanSāmoa · Latin
- Southern SamiÅarjelsaemiengïele · Latin
- Lule SamiJulevusámegiella · Latin
- Inari SamiAnarâškielâ · Latin
- Skolt SamiNuõrttsääʼmǩiõll · Latin
- ShonaChishona · Latin
- SomaliSoomaali · Latin
- AlbanianShqip · Latin
- Serbian (Latin)srpski (latinica, Crna Gora)
- Sranan TongoLatin
- SwatiSiswati · Latin
- SahoLatin
- Southern SothoSesotho · Latin
- Saterland FrisianLatin
- SundaneseBasa Sunda · Latin
- SukumaKisukuma · Latin
- SwedishSvenska · Latin
- SwahiliKiswahili · Latin
- Swahili, CongoLatin
- SubaLatin
- SilesianŚlůnsko godka · Latin
- Tetun DiliLatin
- TetumLia Tetun · Latin
- Tajik (Latin)
- TivLatin
- Tiwi (Latin)
- Southern TujiaLatin
- Turkmen (Latin)Türkmençe
- TakwaneLatin
- TokelauLatin
- Tsakhur (Latin)Ts‘əxna miz
- Klingon (Latin)
- Talinga-BwisiLatin
- Talysh (Latin)Tolışi
- TswanaSetswana · Latin
- TonganFaka Tonga · Latin
- TobaLatin
- Nyasa TongaLatin
- TongaLatin
- TojolabalLatin
- Totonac, PapantlaLatin
- ToposaLatin
- Tok PisinLatin
- TurkishTürkçe · Latin
- TsongaXitsonga · Latin
- TsamaiLatin
- PurepechaLatin
- Tatar (Latin)
- TooroLatin
- Muslim Tat, LatinTati
- TulaLatin
- TumbukaChitumbuka · Latin
- TedagaLatin
- TsuvadiLatin
- TahitianReo Tahiti · Latin
- Tzeltal, OxchucLatin
- Tzotzil, ChamulaLatin
- Uyghur (Latin)Uighur
- UmbunduÚmbúndú · Latin
- UzbekO‘zbekcha · Latin
- VenetianVèneto · Latin
- VepsVepsä · Latin
- VidundaLatin
- MakhuwaEmakhuwa · Latin
- VolapükLatin
- VõroLatin
- VunjoLatin
- WalloonWalon · Latin
- WalserWalscher · Latin
- Wolaytta (Latin)
- WarayWaray-Waray · Latin
- WarlpiriLatin
- WendatLatin
- WallisianFakaʻuvea · Latin
- MwaniLatin
- WolofLatin
- XavánteA’uwẽ · Latin
- XhosaisiXhosa · Latin
- SogaLusoga · Latin
- YaochiYao · Latin
- YapeseWaab · Latin
- YasaLatin
- YucatecoMàaya t'àan · Latin
- ZhuangLatin
- ZaghawaLatin
- Zapotec, MiahuatlánLatin
- ZayseLatin
- Comorian, NgazidjaLatin
- ZigulaLatin
- Malay (Latin)
- ZandeLatin
- ZáparoLatin
- Zapotec, GüiláLatin
- ZuluisiZulu · Latin
- ZuniShiwiʼma · Latin
- DimliDimlî · Latin
Styles and axes
9 weights in italic and normal styles.
Variable axes let you fine-tune the design between the values shown.
- ItalicAdjust the style from roman to italic.
ital· 0–1 · default 0 - WeightAdjust the style from lighter to bolder in typographic color, by varying stroke weights, spacing and kerning, and other aspects of the type.
wght· 100–900 · default 400
OpenType features
Typographic behaviors that adjust character forms, spacing, and positioning. Availability can vary between files.
- Access all alternatesMakes every alternate form in the font available for selection.
aalt - Contextual alternatesChooses alternate forms that work better beside the surrounding letters.
calt - Case-sensitive formsAdjusts punctuation and symbols to align with capital letters.
case - Glyph compositionBuilds or separates glyphs so letters and marks shape correctly.
ccmp - Capital spacingAdds spacing designed specifically for all-capital text.
cpsp - DenominatorsUses denominator figures designed for fractions.
dnom - FractionsBuilds diagonal fractions from ordinary numbers.
frac - KerningFine-tunes the space between specific pairs of characters.
kern - Standard ligaturesReplaces common letter sequences with standard ligatures.
liga - Localized formsUses character forms appropriate to the selected language or region.
locl - Mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to their base characters.
mark - Mark-to-mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to other marks.
mkmk - NumeratorsUses numerator figures designed for fractions.
numr - OrdinalsUses letterforms designed for ordinal numbers.
ordn - Proportional figuresUses figures with widths that follow each digit’s shape.
pnum - Scientific inferiorsUses lowered figures and letters designed for scientific notation.
sinf - Stylistic set 1Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.
ss01 - Stylistic set 2Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.
ss02 - Stylistic set 3Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.
ss03 - SubscriptUses glyphs designed to sit below the text baseline.
subs - SuperscriptUses glyphs designed to sit above the text baseline.
sups - Tabular figuresUses equal-width figures that align in tables and columns.
tnum
License
Complete terms and attribution for this font.
Copyright 2026 The Valley Sans Project Authors (https://github.com/HelsinkiTypeStudio/valley-sans)
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Provenance
Where the files came from and what Fontsource distributes.
- Provider
- Google Fonts
- Source files
- 2
- Formats
- TTF
- Revision
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- ValleySans-Italic[wght].ttf Variable · Italic · 100–900 weight · Version 1.001 · 146 KB
- ValleySans[wght].ttf Variable · Normal · 100–900 weight · Version 1.001 · 145 KB