Sans serif · Thomas Junold
Actor
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CSSfont-family: 'Actor', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Actor is a free sans serif by Thomas Junold, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Actor has an average x-height, is narrower than 66% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bespoke Sans
Actor on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bespoke Sans (87 out of 100) and Catamaran (82). Bespoke Sans is 9% wider; Catamaran is 4% narrower.
Actor and Bespoke Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ActorBespoke Sans…
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 Actor 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Actor at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Actor, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Thomas Junold
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Actor”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Actor 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 Actor, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Actor under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Actor, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.21 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 66% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Actor
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bespoke Sans879% wider
- Catamaran824% narrower
- Alef826% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Ysabeau SC8226% lighter · 8% wider · x-height 7% shorter
- Plein814% wider · 6% lighter
- Average Sans80x-height 9% shorter · 6% narrower · 10% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Actor →Compare side by side →Get Actor on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Actor without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Mako78text 1.9% wider · x-height 0.5% shorter
- Rosario75text 1.4% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Murecho74text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
- Antic74text 0.7% wider · same x-height
- Imprima69text 2.3% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Gudea66same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Actor loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.4% of its size, so running text keeps Actor’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Actor Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.37%;
ascent-override: 97.64%;
descent-override: 27.19%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Actor', 'Actor Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Actor
Of the 2,400 home pages that load Actor, 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 Sans29%707 sites · 1.6× chance
- Roboto17%402 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat12%282 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins9.4%225 sites · 0.9× chance
- Lato7.4%177 sites · 0.9× chance
- ABeeZee4.8%114 sites · 29× chance
More than chanceABeeZee 29×Abel 16×Open Sans 1.6×
Fonts that go with Actor: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerActor + 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 Actor
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Actor free for commercial use?
Yes. Actor 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 “Actor”.
How do I download and install Actor?
FontKind doesn’t host Actor’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Actor in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Actor 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 Actor in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Actor under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Actor in Figma?
Yes: Actor is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Actor have?
Actor comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Actor?
Actor was designed by Thomas Junold. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011.
What fonts are similar to Actor?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bespoke Sans (87), Catamaran (82) and Alef (82), out of 100. Next to Actor, Bespoke Sans is 9% wider. See all 100 fonts like Actor.