Display · Anton Koovit
Allan
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CSSfont-family: 'Allan', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Allan is a free display font by Anton Koovit, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Allan has an average x-height, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Farsan
Allan on one light table with its two closest fonts, Farsan (90 out of 100) and Contrail One (78). Farsan is 17% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter; Contrail One is 30% wider and 8% heavier, with an x-height 16% taller.
Allan and Farsan laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AllanFarsan…
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 Allan 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
Allan in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Allan, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Anton Koovit
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- 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, under another name. Not as “Allan”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Allan 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 Allan, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Allan under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Allan, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 35.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 51%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 93% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore even than 66% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Allan
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Farsan90x-height 12% shorter · 17% lighter
- Contrail One7830% wider · x-height 16% taller · 8% heavier
- Story Script6620% wider · x-height 7% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Alkatra6533% wider · more stroke contrast · 13% heavier
- Nova Script6450% wider · 20% lighter · x-height 10% taller
- Edu TAS Beginner63x-height 18% shorter · 10% wider · 13% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Allan →Compare side by side →Get Allan on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Allan without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Allan sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Allan loads, this sets Arial in its place at 69.8% of its size, so running text keeps Allan’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Allan Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 69.82%;
ascent-override: 134.83%;
descent-override: 28.82%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Allan', 'Allan Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Allan
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Allan free for commercial use?
Yes. Allan 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 “Allan”.
How do I download and install Allan?
FontKind doesn’t host Allan’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two 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 Allan in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Allan 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 Allan in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Allan under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Allan in Figma?
Yes: Allan is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Allan have?
Allan comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Allan?
Allan was designed by Anton Koovit. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. Anton Koovit also made Arvo.
What fonts are similar to Allan?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Farsan (90), Contrail One (78) and Story Script (66), out of 100. Next to Allan, Farsan is 17% lighter, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Allan.