Sans serif · Anja Meiners
ABeeZee
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CSSfont-family: 'ABeeZee', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
ABeeZee is a free sans serif by Anja Meiners, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, ABeeZee has an x-height taller than 74%, is wider than 68% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ubuntu
ABeeZee on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ubuntu (75 out of 100) and Puritan (74). Ubuntu is 3% narrower; Puritan is 12% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter and more stroke contrast.
ABeeZee and Ubuntu laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ABeeZeeUbuntu…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The ABeeZee alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Styles
ABeeZee, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made ABeeZee, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Anja Meiners
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “ABeeZee”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
ABeeZee is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for ABeeZee, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists ABeeZee under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
ABeeZee, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.15 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 68% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to ABeeZee
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ubuntu753% narrower
- Puritan7412% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · more stroke contrast
- REM7415% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Inder72x-height 5% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Cantarell71x-height 9% shorter · 9% lighter
- Argentum Sans7018% heavier · 8% wider
All 100 fonts similar to ABeeZee →Compare side by side →Get ABeeZee on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap ABeeZee without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Giphurs68text 2.6% narrower · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Excon67text 1.3% narrower · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Mooli67text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Biryani67text 1.2% wider · x-height 4.1% taller
- Convergence67text 1.8% wider · x-height 1.5% taller
- Junction65same text width · x-height 3.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until ABeeZee loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.9% of its size, so running text keeps ABeeZee’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'ABeeZee Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.89%;
ascent-override: 84.49%;
descent-override: 24.06%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'ABeeZee', 'ABeeZee Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with ABeeZee
Of the 10,117 home pages that load ABeeZee, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Open Sans26%2,629 sites · 1.4× chance
- Roboto18%1,784 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat12%1,168 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins11%1,143 sites · 1× chance
- Lato7%712 sites · 0.9× chance
- Raleway4%406 sites · 1× chance
More than chanceActor 29×Acme 24×Abel 12×
Fonts that go with ABeeZee: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerABeeZee + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about ABeeZee
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is ABeeZee free for commercial use?
Yes. ABeeZee is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “ABeeZee”.
How do I download and install ABeeZee?
FontKind doesn’t host ABeeZee’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is ABeeZee in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: ABeeZee isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is ABeeZee in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for ABeeZee under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is ABeeZee in Figma?
Yes: ABeeZee is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does ABeeZee have?
ABeeZee comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed ABeeZee?
ABeeZee was designed by Anja Meiners. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012.
What fonts are similar to ABeeZee?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ubuntu (75), Puritan (74) and REM (74), out of 100. Next to ABeeZee, Ubuntu is 3% narrower. See all 100 fonts like ABeeZee.