Expand families.txt to top 200 by Google Fonts popularity

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: etjones

CONVERSATION.md

@@ -157,3 +157,9 @@ Open decisions: project/package naming (`fontgrab` vs `pyfontsource`), PyPI scal
 **User:** Route53 rejected a CNAME at the apex (fontpkg.org) with "RRSet of type CNAME ... not permitted at apex".
 
 **Claude:** Explained CNAMEs are forbidden at zone apex and Route53 ALIAS only targets AWS resources. Prescribed the standard GitHub Pages setup: apex A records to 185.199.108-111.153 (optionally AAAA 2606:50c0:8000-8003::153), and the CNAME on the www subdomain → fontpkg.github.io. Will wire the Pages custom domain + HTTPS + link updates once records are saved.
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+**User:** Asked to expand families.txt toward the top 200 while waiting on DNS.
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+**Claude:** Generated families.txt from Google Fonts' own metadata endpoint (fonts.google.com/metadata/fonts, no API key): top 200 by popularity rank, excluding CJK-subset families (Noto JP/KR/SC/TC etc. — size, per design), Ubuntu (UFL), and brand fonts (Google Sans slipped the isOpenSource filter; added isBrandFont exclusion). Committed families.txt only; state.json/catalog.json deliberately unchanged so the live site never advertises packages PyPI's throttle hasn't allowed publishing. Full 200-family validation build running in background to scratch; failures will prune the list. Real sync + catalog + site update happen when publishing capacity exists.

families.txt

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 # Families tracked by the weekly sync (google/fonts directory names or fontpkg slugs).
-roboto
-inter
+# Top 200 by Google Fonts popularity (2026-08-14), excluding CJK, UFL, and brand fonts.
 open-sans
+inter
+montserrat
+poppins
 lato
+arimo
+oswald
+dm-sans
+raleway
+nunito
+nunito-sans
+playfair-display
+rubik
+archivo-black
+kanit
+manrope
+outfit
+merriweather
+work-sans
+lora
+pt-sans
+prompt
+bebas-neue
+black-ops-one
+saira
+figtree
+plus-jakarta-sans
+mulish
+quicksand
 source-sans-3
+barlow
+ibm-plex-sans
+bricolage-grotesque
+jost
+share-tech
+smooch-sans
+archivo
+karla
+inconsolata
 jetbrains-mono
+heebo
+source-code-pro
+fira-sans
+titillium-web
+space-grotesk
+libre-baskerville
+fjalla-one
+pt-serif
+cormorant-garamond
+dancing-script
+libre-franklin
+barlow-condensed
+sora
+lobster-two
+changa-one
+public-sans
+josefin-sans
+anton
+eb-garamond
+alfa-slab-one
+instrument-serif
+cairo
+assistant
+inter-tight
+lexend
+cabin
+bitter
+schibsted-grotesk
+mukta
+overpass
+fraunces
+urbanist
+ibm-plex-mono
+rajdhani
+dosis
+red-hat-display
+hind-siliguri
+dm-serif-display
+caveat
+orbitron
+lilita-one
+geist
+hind
+exo-2
+ramabhadra
+fredoka
+anek-telugu
+oxygen
+source-serif-4
+instrument-sans
+crimson-text
+pacifico
+bungee
+slabo-27px
+pt-sans-narrow
+tajawal
+cinzel
+lobster
+barlow-semi-condensed
+arvo
+merriweather-sans
+gravitas-one
+domine
+comfortaa
+abel
+teko
+asap
+bodoni-moda
+chakra-petch
+dm-mono
+hanken-grotesk
+maven-pro
+newsreader
+geist-mono
+shadows-into-light
+abeezee
+abril-fatface
+albert-sans
+lexend-deca
+onest
+questrial
+space-mono
+zilla-slab
+alumni-sans
+play
+archivo-narrow
+be-vietnam-pro
+almarai
+zeyada
+varela-round
+ibm-plex-serif
+exo
+satisfy
+marcellus
+league-spartan
+syne
+great-vibes
+indie-flower
+cormorant
+spectral
+permanent-marker
+unbounded
+epilogue
+rethink-sans
+sanchez
+geologica
+ibm-plex-sans-arabic
+frank-ruhl-libre
+crimson-pro
+saira-condensed
+kalam
+sofia-sans
+encode-sans
+oleo-script
+amiri
+catamaran
+angkor
+sarabun
+alegreya-sans
+vollkorn
+baloo-2
 fira-code
-noto-sans
-merriweather
-playfair-display
+press-start-2p
+viga
+news-cycle
+atkinson-hyperlegible
+luckiest-guy
+montserrat-alternates
+signika
+literata
+righteous
+fira-sans-condensed
+chivo
+aleo
+dm-serif-text
+delius
+antic-slab
+bree-serif
+cardo
+yanone-kaffeesatz
+andada-pro
+prata
+red-hat-text
+rowdies
+khand
+russo-one
+baskervville
+yellowtail
+crete-round
+kumbh-sans
+hammersmith-one
+playfair
+tinos
+courier-prime
+acme
+titan-one
+libre-barcode-39
+kaushan-script
+readex-pro
+amatic-sc