Sans serif · Tall Chai
Akshar
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CSSfont-family: 'Akshar', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Akshar is a free sans serif by Tall Chai, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Akshar has an average x-height, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 84%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Simplex Sans
Akshar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Simplex Sans (89 out of 100) and Bebas Neue (82). Simplex Sans is 10% lighter; Bebas Neue is 12% narrower, with an x-height 39% taller.
Akshar and Simplex Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AksharSimplex 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 Akshar 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 / Weights
Akshar in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700 · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Akshar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tall Chai
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- Variable axes
- CTRS 0–100, Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Akshar 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 Akshar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Akshar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Akshar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 83% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 84% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Akshar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Simplex Sans8910% lighter
- Bebas Neue82x-height 39% taller · 12% narrower
- Mohave8119% lighter · x-height 7% taller · 5% narrower
- Aeronef7824% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 8% lighter
- Roboto Condensed77x-height 5% taller · 8% lighter
- Special Gothic Condensed One7614% narrower · 22% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Akshar →Compare side by side →Get Akshar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Akshar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Roboto Condensed77text 2.8% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- Ropa Sans75text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Barlow Semi Condensed71text 0.6% wider · same x-height
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed67text 0.9% narrower · x-height 4.4% taller
- Abel67text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Plainsound Condensed66text 1.2% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Akshar loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86.9% of its size, so running text keeps Akshar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Akshar Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 86.93%;
ascent-override: 113.89%;
descent-override: 44.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Akshar', 'Akshar Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Akshar
Of the 1,180 home pages that load Akshar, 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 Sans14%163 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto12%145 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins8.3%98 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat7.9%93 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter5.8%69 sites · 0.6× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Akshar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Akshar free for commercial use?
Yes. Akshar 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 Akshar?
FontKind doesn’t host Akshar’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Akshar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Akshar isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Akshar Light and Akshar SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Akshar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Akshar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Akshar in Figma?
Yes: Akshar is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Akshar have?
Akshar comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700, plus one axis of its own.
Who designed Akshar?
Akshar was designed by Tall Chai. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2022.
What fonts are similar to Akshar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Simplex Sans (89), Bebas Neue (82) and Mohave (81), out of 100. Next to Akshar, Simplex Sans is 10% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Akshar.