Sans serif · Juan Pablo del Peral
Alegreya Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Alegreya Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alegreya Sans is a free sans serif by Juan Pablo del Peral and HT Fonts, on Google Fonts since 2013. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Alegreya Sans has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 81% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gurajada
Alegreya Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gurajada (94 out of 100) and Galdeano (87). Gurajada is 28% narrower and 52% heavier, with an x-height 29% shorter; Galdeano is 15% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% shorter.
Alegreya Sans and Gurajada laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Alegreya SansGurajada…
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 Alegreya Sans 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
Alegreya Sans in 7 weights
7 weights, 100–900, with italics
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Alegreya Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Juan Pablo del Peral, HT Fonts
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 100–900, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2013
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Alegreya Sans 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 Alegreya Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alegreya Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alegreya Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 81% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 69% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 80% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alegreya Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Alegreya Sans's own familyAlegreya Sans SCAlegreya SCAlegreya
- Gurajada94x-height 29% shorter · 28% narrower · 52% heavier
- Galdeano8715% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
- Amarna7811% wider · x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast
- Libertinus Sans75more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 5% wider
- GFS Neohellenic73x-height 16% shorter · 11% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Fresca6617% heavier · x-height 5% taller · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Alegreya Sans →Compare side by side →Get Alegreya Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alegreya Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Galdeano87text 2.2% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
- UNAL Ancizar Sans57text 1.7% wider · same x-height
- Glory49text 0.6% wider · x-height 2.4% taller
- Belleza41text 2.8% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Author37same text width · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Eirik Raude23text 2.3% narrower · x-height 3.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Alegreya Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 87.5% of its size, so running text keeps Alegreya Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alegreya Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 87.53%;
ascent-override: 102.82%;
descent-override: 34.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alegreya Sans', 'Alegreya Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Alegreya Sans
Of the 8,580 home pages that load Alegreya Sans, 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 Sans16%1,352 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto12%1,055 sites · 0.6× chance
- Alegreya9.8%842 sites · 90× chanceAlegreya Sans’s own family
- Montserrat7.5%645 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato4.6%397 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lora4.5%390 sites · 3.3× chance
More than chanceAlegreya Sans SC 143×Alegreya 90×Alegreya SC 46×
Fonts that go with Alegreya Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerAlegreya Sans + 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 Alegreya Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alegreya Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Alegreya Sans 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 Alegreya Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Alegreya Sans’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds 14 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 Alegreya Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alegreya Sans 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 Alegreya Sans Thin and Alegreya Sans Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Alegreya Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alegreya Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alegreya Sans in Figma?
Yes: Alegreya Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alegreya Sans have?
Alegreya Sans comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Alegreya Sans?
Alegreya Sans was designed by Juan Pablo del Peral and HT Fonts. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2013. Juan Pablo del Peral also made Montserrat, Montserrat Alternates, Acme and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Alegreya Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gurajada (94), Galdeano (87) and Amarna (78), out of 100. Next to Alegreya Sans, Gurajada is 28% narrower and 52% heavier, with an x-height 29% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Alegreya Sans SC, Alegreya SC and Alegreya. See all 100 fonts like Alegreya Sans.