Sans serif · Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)
UNAL Ancizar Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Ancizar Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
UNAL Ancizar Sans is a free sans serif by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), César Puertas, Viviana Monsalve and Julián Moncada, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, UNAL Ancizar Sans has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 81% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Average Sans
UNAL Ancizar Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Average Sans (82 out of 100) and Bespoke Sans (82). Average Sans has nearly identical proportions; Bespoke Sans is 18% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller.
UNAL Ancizar Sans and Average Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with UNAL Ancizar SansAverage 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 UNAL Ancizar 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
UNAL Ancizar Sans in 10 weights
10 weights, 100–1000, with italics · variable from 100 to 1000
Variable weight, 100 to 1000
- 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
- 1000, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made UNAL Ancizar Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), César Puertas, Viviana Monsalve, Julián Moncada
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 10 weights, 100–1000, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–1000
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- greek, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
UNAL Ancizar 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 UNAL Ancizar Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists UNAL Ancizar Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
UNAL Ancizar Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 61.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 81% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 65% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 81% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to UNAL Ancizar Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
UNAL Ancizar Sans's own familyUNAL Ancizar Serif
- Average Sans82Nearly identical proportions
- Bespoke Sans8218% wider · x-height 13% taller · 10% lighter
- Skeena Indigenous815% wider · more stroke contrast
- Rambla81x-height 10% taller · 4% wider
- Mukta776% wider
- Basic75x-height 8% taller · 8% wider · 12% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to UNAL Ancizar Sans →Compare side by side →Get UNAL Ancizar Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap UNAL Ancizar Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Belleza72text 1.0% wider · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Author64text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.7% shorter
- Alegreya Sans57text 1.7% narrower · same x-height
- Federo54text 1.8% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until UNAL Ancizar Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 89% of its size, so running text keeps UNAL Ancizar Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ancizar Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 89.03%;
ascent-override: 101.09%;
descent-override: 33.70%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ancizar Sans', 'Ancizar Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about UNAL Ancizar Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is UNAL Ancizar Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. UNAL Ancizar 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 UNAL Ancizar Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host UNAL Ancizar 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 UNAL Ancizar Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: UNAL Ancizar 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 UNAL Ancizar Sans Thin and UNAL Ancizar 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 UNAL Ancizar Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for UNAL Ancizar Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is UNAL Ancizar Sans in Figma?
Yes: UNAL Ancizar Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all ten weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does UNAL Ancizar Sans have?
UNAL Ancizar Sans comes in ten weights, from Thin (100) to 1000, each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 1000.
Who designed UNAL Ancizar Sans?
UNAL Ancizar Sans was designed by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), César Puertas, Viviana Monsalve and Julián Moncada. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2025. Julián Moncada also made Sora.
What fonts are similar to UNAL Ancizar Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Average Sans (82), Bespoke Sans (82) and Skeena Indigenous (81), out of 100. Next to UNAL Ancizar Sans, Average Sans has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds UNAL Ancizar Serif. See all 100 fonts like UNAL Ancizar Sans.