Sans serif · Omnibus-Type
Archivo
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CSSfont-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Archivo is a free sans serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Archivo has an x-height taller than 69%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chivo
Archivo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chivo (87 out of 100) and Public Sans (87). Chivo is 8% wider, with more stroke contrast; Public Sans is 7% wider and 6% lighter.
Archivo and Chivo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ArchivoChivo…
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 Archivo 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.
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Archivo 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 Archivo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Width 62–125, Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- 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.
Archivo 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 Archivo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Archivo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Archivo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 69% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 64% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Archivo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Archivo's own familyArchivo NarrowArchivo Black
- Chivo878% wider · more stroke contrast
- Public Sans877% wider · 6% lighter
- Arimo85more stroke contrast
- Switzer80Nearly identical proportions
- Pontano Sans78x-height 5% shorter · 8% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Ranade7821% wider · more stroke contrast · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Archivo →Compare side by side →Get Archivo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Archivo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Arimo85text 1.4% wider · same x-height
- Switzer80text 2.6% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Miedinger75text 1.0% narrower · same x-height
- Aileron74text 2.5% wider · x-height 0.7% taller
- Rag Narrow73text 2.5% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Roboto73text 2.0% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Archivo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 98.6% of its size, so running text keeps Archivo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Archivo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 98.59%;
ascent-override: 89.06%;
descent-override: 21.30%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Archivo', 'Archivo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Archivo
Of the 39,693 home pages that load Archivo, 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
- Roboto12%4,605 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter10%3,969 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat7.9%3,119 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans7.3%2,915 sites · 0.4× chance
- Poppins7%2,760 sites · 0.6× chance
- Archivo Black4.4%1,731 sites · 32× chanceArchivo’s own family
More than chanceGruppo 43×Archivo Black 32×Archivo Narrow 21×
Fonts that go with Archivo: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerArchivo + 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 Archivo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Archivo free for commercial use?
Yes. Archivo 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 Archivo?
FontKind doesn’t host Archivo’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 Archivo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Archivo 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 Archivo Thin and Archivo 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 Archivo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Archivo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Archivo in Figma?
Yes: Archivo 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 Archivo have?
Archivo 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 and widths from 62% to 125%.
Who designed Archivo?
Archivo was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2016. Omnibus-Type also made Saira, Faustina, Unna and 24 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Archivo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chivo (87), Public Sans (87) and Arimo (85), out of 100. Next to Archivo, Chivo is 8% wider, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Archivo Narrow and Archivo Black. See all 100 fonts like Archivo.