Sans serif · Robert Leuschke
Alumni Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Alumni Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Alumni Sans is a free sans serif by Robert Leuschke, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Alumni Sans has an x-height shorter than 72%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Smooch Sans
Alumni Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Smooch Sans (95 out of 100) and Agdasima (80). Smooch Sans is 17% lighter and 6% wider, with less stroke contrast; Agdasima is 5% wider, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter.
Alumni Sans and Smooch Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Alumni SansSmooch Sans…
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 Alumni 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
Alumni Sans in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Alumni Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Robert Leuschke
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-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.
Alumni 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 Alumni Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Alumni Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Alumni Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 59.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.84lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 33.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.57 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 72% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 97% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 65% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 93% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Alumni Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Alumni Sans's own familyAlumni Sans SCAlumni Sans PinstripeAlumni Sans Collegiate OneAlumni Sans Inline One
- Smooch Sans9517% lighter · 6% wider · less stroke contrast
- Agdasima80less stroke contrast · 5% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Khand7920% wider · x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast
- Pathway Gothic One76x-height 9% taller · 17% heavier · 6% wider
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed7618% heavier · less stroke contrast · 6% narrower
- Hubot Sans7413% wider · x-height 6% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Alumni Sans →Compare side by side →Get Alumni Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Alumni Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Saira Extra Condensed74text 0.8% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
- Teko65text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Yanone Kaffeesatz44text 2.5% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Piscolabis32text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Alumni Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 67.9% of its size, so running text keeps Alumni Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Alumni Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 67.88%;
ascent-override: 132.60%;
descent-override: 44.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Alumni Sans', 'Alumni Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Alumni Sans
Of the 1,065 home pages that load Alumni 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
- Inter24%258 sites · 2.4× chance
- Poppins23%245 sites · 2.1× chance
- DM Sans17%183 sites · 8.8× chance
- Syne16%167 sites · 101× chance
- Roboto14%148 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat9.6%102 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceInter 2.4×Poppins 2.1×
Pair checkerAlumni 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 Alumni Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Alumni Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Alumni 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 Alumni Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Alumni 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 two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Alumni Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Alumni 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 Alumni Sans Thin and Alumni 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 Alumni Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Alumni Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Alumni Sans in Figma?
Yes: Alumni Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Alumni Sans have?
Alumni Sans comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Alumni Sans?
Alumni Sans was designed by Robert Leuschke. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2021. Robert Leuschke also made Smooch Sans, Updock, Great Vibes and 80 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Alumni Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Smooch Sans (95), Agdasima (80) and Khand (79), out of 100. Next to Alumni Sans, Smooch Sans is 17% lighter and 6% wider, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Alumni Sans SC, Alumni Sans Pinstripe, Alumni Sans Collegiate One and one more. See all 100 fonts like Alumni Sans.