What font is used on the Google maps for the labels?

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[2018] Product Sans : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Sans — stallingOne, Sep 17 '18 at 09:36
@stallingOne Are you sure? My browser, at least, still uses Roboto for the labels. One of the clearer differences is in the capital Q, where in Product Sans, the majority of the tail is inside the bowl, while Roboto leaves the entire tail on the outside. — Nnnes, Mar 13 '19 at 22:41

kvista · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-11T08:09:31.323

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Arial is the base font, but then they outline it very deliberately to make it stand out against certain backgrounds.

http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/browse_thread/thread/9318b651e7174aa0?pli=1

This is an extremely good analysis of the textual design of the maps, which may also address your question: (assuming your question is motivated by "why is the font so effective"):

http://www.41latitude.com/post/3183269217/google-maps-label-reability-3

EDIT: I posted the wrong blog entry for 411latitude at first, but I've corrected it now.

edited Mar 11 '11 at 08:09

answered Mar 11 '11 at 08:02

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Any Idea how can I reach the same outlining effect using html and css? – GetUsername Mar 11 '11 at 08:11

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 24 '17 at 14:43

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Google Maps now uses Roboto for labels.

answered Aug 24 '17 at 14:43

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Hello, can you provide a link to confirm that the font has been changed? – tima Aug 24 '17 at 14:48
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When using the Google Maps API, they add a CSS link to the of your document to load Roboto. – MinchinWeb Jan 31 '18 at 18:02

What font is used on the Google maps for the labels?

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