Brand
IBM font
The font is
IBM Plex
Real fontFreeUsed in: IBM’s corporate typeface
IBM names IBM Plex as its corporate typeface. You can get it from IBM’s official open-source release. The striped IBM logo is separate from Plex.
2 sourcesThe font and free alternatives
Type your own words to see them in the original font and in fonts that come close.
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IBM Plex Sans
The originalFreeThe Sans member of IBM’s corporate family. This Regular Latin specimen comes from the open-license release.
What to know
The Plex family
IBM’s design guidance names Plex as the corporate typeface and explains its four subfamilies, Sans, Serif, Mono and Condensed. It talks about Mono for code. Plex is a set of fonts made to work together, which makes it worth studying.
Start with the original
Unlike a private corporate font, IBM Plex has an official open-source release, linked from IBM’s typeface guidance. Go to that source for the current release and its license. The original may already fit your project, so try it before anything else.
Other options
If Plex does not suit your project, try the alternatives below with real headings, labels and paragraphs. These are options for your own design, and we are not saying IBM uses them. Keep the same test layout for each font so differences in width and rhythm are easy to see.
Getting the font
IBM publishes Plex on GitHub under the SIL Open Font License. Check that license before embedding or redistributing.
Questions
Where can I download IBM Plex?
IBM’s typeface guidance links to its official GitHub releases. Use the source link below.
Is the IBM logo set in Plex?
This page covers IBM’s corporate typeface. That does not tell you how the separate logo was made.
Sources
Checked November 11, 2026
- IBM Design Language — TypefaceOfficial brand guidance
- IBM — logo artwork and reuse recordWhere the logo image comes from
