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# DuckSans
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DuckSans is a variable font commissioned by DuckDuckGo from Fontwerk
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(designer: Christoph Koeberlin, based on the Pangea typeface, 2026).
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## Why this font
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- **Variable font** — single binary covers full weight + width axis.
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Smaller font cache, less I/O, fewer files for fontconfig to scan.
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- **Designed for text-heavy UIs** — high readability, good hinting.
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- **Recognizable but unbranded look** — distinctive without being kitsch.
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## Vendor instructions
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Drop the font files here:
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```
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assets/fonts/ducksans/DuckSans-VF.ttf
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```
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(plus optional italic axis if shipped separately)
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The build pipeline copies this directory to
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`/usr/share/fonts/ducksans/` in the installed system and runs
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`fc-cache -f`.
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## License
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DuckSans license terms TBD (Fontwerk commercial license vs SIL OFL).
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**Do not commit the .ttf to a public repo until license is verified.**
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If license forbids redistribution, the kickstart `%post` should fetch
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the font from an authenticated source at build time. See
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`build/build-iso.sh` for the pull point.
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## Fallback
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If DuckSans is not present, fontconfig falls through to the system
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default sans-serif. veilor-os will still install and run; the system
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font will just not be DuckSans.
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