The standard font for B.C. Government digital services is BC Sans. BC Sans is an open source font family, and is a modified version of Noto Sans, developed by Google. BC Sans includes modifications to support Indigenous languages in British Columbia. B.C. Government is currently working to include Indigenous languages in government records, systems and services. Find out what steps are being taken and how you can stay informed at Including Indigenous languages in government records, systems and services.
Files related to the @bcgov/bc-sans npm package are located in packages/bc-sans. See packages/bc-sans/README.md for usage instructions.
For digital typography guidance, please see B.C. Design System > Foundations > Typography.
For print typography guidance, please see B.C. Visual Identity Program > Design Guidelines.
BC Sans is available for download in different file formats:
- Download font files for web (7.4 MB, includes .eot, .ttf, .otf, .woff, .woff2)
- Download font files for print (3.9 MB, includes .otf, .ttf)
See the font changelog at FONTLOG_README.txt.