Ubuntu Titling or Ubuntu-Title is a rounded geometric sans-serif font. It was created by Andy Fitzsimon for use with the

Ubuntu operating system Ubuntu ( ) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially released in three editions: ''Desktop'', ''Server'', and ''Core'' for Internet of things devices and robots. All the ...

and its derivatives. It is distributed under the

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. Prior to the 10.04 release, the typeface was notably used in branding for the Ubuntu operating system and its related projects. Fitzsimon's design was created without any upper-case letters. A later release by Christian Robertson (who later created

Roboto Roboto () is a neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface family developed by Google as the system font for its mobile operating system Android, and released in 2011 for Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich". The entire font family has been licensed un ...

) added capitals and was released by Robertson at the "release candidate" stage. This was called Ubuntu Titling. Ubuntu Titling was ultimately replaced for branding use with a variant from the Ubuntu Font Family.

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Homepage with the font of Andy Fitzsimon (doesn't have capital letters)Version by Christian Robertson containing capital letters
{{Free and open-source typography Open-source typefaces Ubuntu Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2004 Geometric sans-serif typefaces