Display · Vaishnavi Murthy
Akaya Kanadaka
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CSSfont-family: 'Akaya Kanadaka', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Akaya Kanadaka is a free display font by Vaishnavi Murthy and Juan Luis Blanco, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Akaya Kanadaka has an x-height shorter than 96%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 0.8 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Salsa
Akaya Kanadaka on one light table with its two closest fonts, Salsa (85 out of 100) and Agbalumo (76). Salsa is 14% wider, with an x-height 25% taller and more stroke contrast; Agbalumo is 18% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 25% taller.
Akaya Kanadaka and Salsa laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Akaya KanadakaSalsa…
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 Akaya Kanadaka 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 / Sizes
Akaya Kanadaka 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 Akaya Kanadaka, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vaishnavi Murthy, Juan Luis Blanco
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- kannada, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Akaya Kanadaka 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 Akaya Kanadaka, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Akaya Kanadaka under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Akaya Kanadaka, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.78 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 73% of display faces
InkDarker than 67% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 95% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Akaya Kanadaka
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Salsa85x-height 25% taller · more stroke contrast · 14% wider
- Agbalumo76more stroke contrast · x-height 25% taller · 18% wider
- Alkatra76more stroke contrast · x-height 21% taller · 5% wider
- Overlock SC75x-height 29% taller · 44% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Mogra71x-height 39% taller · 27% wider · more stroke contrast
- Macondo7127% lighter · x-height 12% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Akaya Kanadaka →Compare side by side →Get Akaya Kanadaka on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Akaya Kanadaka without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- CAT Kurier39same text width · x-height 4.7% taller
- Mirza36text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.7% taller
- Nerko One33text 1.7% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Akaya Kanadaka loads, this sets Arial in its place at 91.9% of its size, so running text keeps Akaya Kanadaka’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Akaya Kanadaka Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 91.87%;
ascent-override: 100.14%;
descent-override: 30.04%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Akaya Kanadaka', 'Akaya Kanadaka Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Akaya Kanadaka
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Akaya Kanadaka free for commercial use?
Yes. Akaya Kanadaka is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Akaya Kanadaka?
FontKind doesn’t host Akaya Kanadaka’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 Akaya Kanadaka in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Akaya Kanadaka 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 Akaya Kanadaka in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Akaya Kanadaka under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Akaya Kanadaka in Figma?
Yes: Akaya Kanadaka is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Akaya Kanadaka have?
Akaya Kanadaka 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 Akaya Kanadaka?
Akaya Kanadaka was designed by Vaishnavi Murthy and Juan Luis Blanco. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2021.
What fonts are similar to Akaya Kanadaka?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Salsa (85), Agbalumo (76) and Alkatra (76), out of 100. Next to Akaya Kanadaka, Salsa is 14% wider, with an x-height 25% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Akaya Kanadaka.