Add `Adwaita Sans` as a font fallback on Linux by adil192 · Pull Request #179144 · flutter/flutter

adil192 · 2025-11-26T16:52:59Z

Gnome 48 (from March 2025) switched its default font from Cantarell to Adwaita Sans: https://blogs.gnome.org/monster/introducing-adwaita-fonts/.

This PR adds Adwaita Sans to the Linux font fallbacks list: Adwaita Sans will be used instead of Cantarell if available.

Adwaita Sans is a slightly tweaked version of Inter, and therefore fits in with Roboto and the rest of the Linux font stack.

Closes [Linux] Use Adwaita Sans over Cantarell in _helsinkiFontFallbacks #179141

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This pull request adds Adwaita Sans as a font fallback for Linux, which is a necessary update as it's becoming the new default font for GNOME. The changes are applied consistently across the C++ engine, the Dart framework, and the corresponding tests. The implementation is correct. I have one minor suggestion in the test file to improve maintainability by reducing code duplication.

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adil192 · 2026-02-09T01:56:51Z

@Piinks This PR got credited to the wrong person in #161460 (comment). Any chance it can be fixed?

dkwingsmt · 2026-02-09T03:04:07Z

@adil192 Fixed. Sorry for the mistake!

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