Sans serif · Alisa Nowak
Alpino
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CSSfont-family: 'Alpino', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alpino is a free sans serif by Alisa Nowak and Jérémie Hornus, from Fontshare. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Alpino has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 87% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 68%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ysabeau SC
Alpino on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ysabeau SC (82 out of 100) and Carlito (78). Ysabeau SC is 21% wider and 32% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller; Carlito is 7% wider, with an x-height 20% taller.
Alpino and Ysabeau SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AlpinoYsabeau SC…
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 Alpino 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
Alpino in 6 weights
6 weights, 100–900
- 100 Thin
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 700 Bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Alpino, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Alisa Nowak, Jérémie Hornus
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 100–900
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Alpino is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Alpino comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Alpino comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Alpino, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alpino under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alpino, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.59lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 87% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 68% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 66% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alpino
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ysabeau SC8221% wider · x-height 17% taller · 32% lighter
- Carlito78x-height 20% taller · 7% wider
- Author76x-height 11% taller · 19% lighter
- Nanum Gothic73x-height 36% taller · 22% wider · 27% lighter
- Puritan71x-height 27% taller · 9% wider · 11% lighter
- Molengo71x-height 15% taller · 10% wider · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Alpino →Compare side by side →Get Alpino on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Alpino without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Alpino loads, this sets Arial in its place at 85.8% of its size, so running text keeps Alpino’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alpino Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 85.78%;
ascent-override: 108.41%;
descent-override: 34.97%;
line-gap-override: 9.33%;
}
font-family: 'Alpino', 'Alpino Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Alpino
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Alpino free for commercial use?
Yes. Alpino is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Alpino?
FontKind doesn’t host Alpino’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Alpino in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alpino 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 Alpino Thin and Alpino Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Alpino in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Alpino comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Alpino in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Alpino comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Alpino have?
Alpino comes in six weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).
Who designed Alpino?
Alpino was designed by Alisa Nowak and Jérémie Hornus. Alisa Nowak also made Bespoke Sans, Bespoke Serif, Bespoke Slab and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Alpino?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ysabeau SC (82), Carlito (78) and Author (76), out of 100. Next to Alpino, Ysabeau SC is 21% wider and 32% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller. See all 100 fonts like Alpino.