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{{Short description|Free sans-serif typeface}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox typeface
| name = Lato
| image = Lato-font-plain.svg
| style = Sans-serif
| classifications  = Humanist
| creator = Łukasz Dziedzic
| releasedate = December 2010<ref name=gazeta>Martyna Trykozko, [http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,143647,18850417,lato-podbija-swiat-czyli-jak-nieudane-zlecenie-doprowadzilo.html Lato podbija świat, czyli jak nieudane zlecenie doprowadziło do spektakularnego sukcesu Polaka], Gazeta.pl, 18 September 2015</ref>
| license = [[Software:SIL Open Font License|SIL Open Font License]]<ref name=googlefonts>{{cite web |work=Google Fonts |url=https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lato |title=Lato |access-date=2021-03-06 }}</ref>
| website          = {{URL|https://www.latofonts.com/lato-free-fonts/}}
| latest_release_version = 2.015
| cyrillic         = yes
| greek            = yes
| ipa              = yes
| latin            = yes
}}
'''Lato''' is a humanist sans-serif [[Typeface|typeface]] designed by Łukasz Dziedzic. It was released in 2015. The name "Lato" is Polish for "summer".<ref name=typography>Jeremiah Shoaf, ''Taking A Second Look At Free Fonts'', published in [https://books.google.com/books?id=-CK2AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 Typography: Practical Considerations And Design Patterns], Smashing Magazine GmbH, 2014, p. 39</ref>

As of August 2018, Lato is used on more than 9.6&nbsp;million websites, and is the third most served font on Google Fonts, with over one billion views per day.<ref name=googlefonts />

== Use ==
Lato has been used in various physical publications, including information signs and election campaign billboards.<ref name=mobirank>Łukasz Majchrzyk, [https://mobirank.pl/2015/09/21/font-lato-swiatowym-sukcesem-lukasza-dziedzica/ Font „Lato” światowym sukcesem Łukasza Dziedzica], mobiRANK, 21 September 2015</ref> It is the main font used on iCollege, [[Organization:Georgia State University|Georgia State University]]'s primary [[Learning management system|learning management system]].

==Development==
Lato was created in 2010 for a Polish bank by Łukasz Dziedzic.<ref name=gazeta /> When the bank changed its stylistic vision, he shelved the typeface,<ref name=gazeta /> and released it later that year under the [[Free software|libre]] [[Software:SIL Open Font License|SIL Open Font License]].<ref name=googlefonts /><ref name=typography />

After Lato was added to Google Fonts it quickly gained popularity,<ref name=printpub>{{cite magazine |title=Lato |language=pl |url= https://issuu.com/printandpublishing/docs/pp_pl_211_o/18 |magazine=Print & Publishing |issue=211 |date=2015-12-08 |access-date=2021-03-06 |page=18 }}</ref> becoming the third most used web font after Google's own [[Roboto]] and [[Open Sans]], with over one billion views per day as of August 2018.<ref name=analytics>Google Fonts, [https://fonts.google.com/analytics Analytics]</ref>

Carlito is a forked typeface which is very similar to Lato, it is released by Google with metrics compatible with Microsoft's [[Calibri]] typeface.

== Language support ==
It supports all Latin alphabets, along with Cyrillic, Greek, and IPA.<ref name=natemat>Antoni Bohdanowicz, [http://natemat.pl/97031,z-czcionka-jest-jak-z-krzeslem-najpierw-musi-byc-wygodne-a-dopiero-potem-artystyczne-tlumaczy-typograf-lukasz-dziedzic "Z czcionką jest jak z krzesłem, najpierw musi być wygodne, a dopiero potem artystyczne" – mówi typograf Łukasz Dziedzic], na:Temat, 6 April 2014</ref>

== Derivatives ==
{{Multiple image|total_width=320|header=Lato weights|image1=Lato typeface weights.svg|caption1=Roman|image2=Lato typeface weights italic.svg|caption2=Italic}}
The Lato typeface is available in nine weights from hairline to black, each of which has a distinct italic variant.<ref name=latofonts>latofonts.com, [https://www.latofonts.com/lato-free-fonts/ The Fonts]</ref> Each of these 18 variants is additionally available in a Lato Latin version, containing just the subset of glyphs required for European languages based on the Latin alphabet; this allows for smaller file sizes.<ref name=latofonts /> 

An update to Lato was made in 2014 with additional glyphs. This updated version was marketed as “Lato 2.0”.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lato fonts|url=https://www.latofonts.com/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Lato|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://github.com/latofonts/lato-source Lato source on GitHub]

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