Sans serif · Santiago Orozco
Antic
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CSSfont-family: 'Antic', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Antic is a free sans serif by Santiago Orozco, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Antic has an average x-height, is narrower than 68% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Julius Sans One
Antic on one light table with its two closest fonts, Julius Sans One (84 out of 100) and Author (79). Julius Sans One is 29% wider and 47% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller; Author is 8% narrower and 8% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter.
Antic and Julius Sans One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AnticJulius Sans One…
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 Antic 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 / Sizes
Antic at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Antic, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Santiago Orozco
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- 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, under another name. Not as “Antic”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Antic 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 Antic, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Antic under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Antic, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 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 68% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 91% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 67% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Antic
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Antic's own familyAntic SlabAntic Didone
- Julius Sans One8429% wider · x-height 29% taller · 47% lighter
- Author79x-height 12% shorter · 8% narrower · 8% heavier
- Actor7423% heavier
- Plein7415% heavier · 5% wider · more stroke contrast
- Catamaran7421% heavier · 4% narrower
- Ysabeau Office72x-height 18% shorter · more stroke contrast · 12% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Antic →Compare side by side →Get Antic on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Antic without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Actor74text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
- Plein74text 2.8% wider · same x-height
- Gudea70text 0.7% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Cambay66text 2.4% wider · x-height 5.0% shorter
- Murecho65text 1.9% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
- Titillium Web65text 1.8% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Antic loads, this sets Arial in its place at 97% of its size, so running text keeps Antic’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Antic Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 97.00%;
ascent-override: 96.91%;
descent-override: 25.88%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Antic', 'Antic Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Antic
Of the 623 home pages that load Antic, 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
- Open Sans18%112 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto14%86 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat8.2%51 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato8%50 sites · 1× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Antic
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Antic free for commercial use?
Yes. Antic 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 “Antic”.
How do I download and install Antic?
FontKind doesn’t host Antic’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Antic in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Antic 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 Antic in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Antic under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Antic in Figma?
Yes: Antic is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Antic have?
Antic comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Antic?
Antic was designed by Santiago Orozco. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Santiago Orozco also made Josefin Sans, Roboto Flex, Lexend and eleven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Antic?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Julius Sans One (84), Author (79) and Actor (74), out of 100. Next to Antic, Julius Sans One is 29% wider and 47% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Antic Slab and Antic Didone. See all 100 fonts like Antic.