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Almarai
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CSSfont-family: 'Almarai', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Almarai is a free sans serif by Boutros Fonts and Mourad Boutros, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Almarai has an average x-height, is narrower than 65% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 61%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Inter
Almarai on one light table with its two closest fonts, Inter (79 out of 100) and Hedvig Letters Sans (78). Inter is 11% wider and 6% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller; Hedvig Letters Sans is 8% wider, with more stroke contrast.
Almarai and Inter laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AlmaraiInter…
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 Almarai 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
Almarai in 4 weights
4 weights, 300–800
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Almarai, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Boutros Fonts, Mourad Boutros
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 300–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- arabic, latin
- 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.
Almarai 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 Almarai, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Almarai under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Almarai, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.13 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 65% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 61% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 64% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Almarai
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Almarai's letters under another nameMiedinger
- Inter7911% wider · x-height 6% taller · 6% lighter
- Hedvig Letters Sans788% wider · more stroke contrast
- Aspekta787% wider
- Zalando Sans778% wider
- Opening Hours Sans77more stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Inter Tight77x-height 6% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Almarai →Compare side by side →Get Almarai on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Almarai without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Kecal74text 2.9% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
- TikTok Sans74text 0.7% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Special Gothic73same text width · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Pontano Sans67text 1.1% narrower · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Overused Grotesk67text 1.0% wider · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Rag Narrow67text 0.6% wider · x-height 1.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Almarai loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.5% of its size, so running text keeps Almarai’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Almarai Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.55%;
ascent-override: 94.72%;
descent-override: 22.08%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Almarai', 'Almarai Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Almarai
Of the 5,155 home pages that load Almarai, 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
- Roboto11%561 sites · 0.5× chance
- Poppins6.6%341 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat5.9%304 sites · 0.4× chance
- Open Sans5.5%282 sites · 0.3× chance
- Inter4.6%238 sites · 0.5× chance
- Tajawal2.9%152 sites · 22× chanceSame designer
More than chanceTajawal 22×
Fonts that go with Almarai: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerAlmarai + 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 Almarai
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Almarai free for commercial use?
Yes. Almarai 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 Almarai?
FontKind doesn’t host Almarai’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 Almarai in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Almarai 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 Almarai Light and Almarai ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Almarai in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Almarai under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Almarai in Figma?
Yes: Almarai 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 Almarai have?
Almarai comes in four weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Bold (700) and ExtraBold (800).
Who designed Almarai?
Almarai was designed by Boutros Fonts and Mourad Boutros. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2019. Boutros Fonts also made Tajawal, Zain and Beiruti.
What fonts are similar to Almarai?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Inter (79), Hedvig Letters Sans (78) and Aspekta (78), out of 100. Next to Almarai, Inter is 11% wider and 6% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Almarai.