Display · Suman Bhandary
Alkatra
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CSSfont-family: 'Alkatra', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alkatra is a free display font by Suman Bhandary, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Alkatra has an x-height shorter than 73%, is narrower than 65% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Salsa
Alkatra on one light table with its two closest fonts, Salsa (91 out of 100) and Poetsen One (81). Salsa is 8% wider, with an x-height 3% taller; Poetsen One is 16% wider and 14% heavier, with an x-height 14% taller.
Alkatra and Salsa laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AlkatraSalsa…
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 Alkatra alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Alkatra in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700 · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Alkatra, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Suman Bhandary
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- bengali, devanagari, latin, latin-ext, oriya
- 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.
Alkatra 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 Alkatra, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alkatra under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alkatra, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.57 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 73% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 65% of display faces
InkDarker than 67% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 67% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alkatra
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Salsa918% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Poetsen One8116% wider · x-height 14% taller · 14% heavier
- Lemonada7939% wider · x-height 22% taller · 28% lighter
- Paprika79x-height 36% taller · 25% wider · 30% lighter
- Oleo Script7723% heavier · x-height 11% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Akaya Kanadaka76x-height 17% shorter · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Alkatra →Compare side by side →Get Alkatra on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alkatra without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Lily Script One57text 2.3% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Pacifico44text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Kite One39text 2.7% wider · x-height 3.3% taller
- Yeon Sung37text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Winky Sans37text 0.8% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Sirin Stencil29text 2.2% narrower · x-height 4.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Alkatra loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.3% of its size, so running text keeps Alkatra’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alkatra Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.27%;
ascent-override: 116.16%;
descent-override: 62.48%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alkatra', 'Alkatra Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Alkatra
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alkatra free for commercial use?
Yes. Alkatra 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 Alkatra?
FontKind doesn’t host Alkatra’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 Alkatra in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alkatra 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 Alkatra Medium and Alkatra 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 Alkatra in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alkatra under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alkatra in Figma?
Yes: Alkatra is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alkatra have?
Alkatra comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Alkatra?
Alkatra was designed by Suman Bhandary. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2023. Suman Bhandary also made Mina.
What fonts are similar to Alkatra?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Salsa (91), Poetsen One (81) and Lemonada (79), out of 100. Next to Alkatra, Salsa is 8% wider, with an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Alkatra.