Display · Natanael Gama
Arima
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CSSfont-family: 'Arima', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Arima is a free display font by Natanael Gama, Joana Correia and Rosalie Wagner, on Google Fonts since 2022. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Arima has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Overlock
Arima on one light table with its two closest fonts, Overlock (76 out of 100) and Laila (71). Overlock is 11% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 9% shorter; Laila has less stroke contrast.
Arima and Overlock laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ArimaOverlock…
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 Arima 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
Arima in 7 weights
7 weights, 100–700 · variable from 100 to 700
Variable weight, 100 to 700
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Arima, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Natanael Gama, Joana Correia, Rosalie Wagner
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 7 weights, 100–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2022
- Character sets
- greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, malayalam, tamil, 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.
Arima 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 Arima, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Arima under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Arima, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.35 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 79% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 82% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Arima
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Overlock76less stroke contrast · 11% narrower · x-height 9% shorter
- Laila71less stroke contrast
- Overlock SC64less stroke contrast · 14% lighter
- Artifika6317% wider · 17% heavier
- Salsa6252% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Pompiere6235% narrower · x-height 28% shorter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Arima →Compare side by side →Get Arima on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Arima without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Laila71text 2.8% wider · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Overlock SC64text 0.8% narrower · x-height 0.6% taller
- Salsa62text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Federant40text 1.1% wider · same x-height
- Bellota38text 1.5% wider · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Diphylleia34text 0.5% wider · x-height 4.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Arima loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.6% of its size, so running text keeps Arima’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Arima Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.63%;
ascent-override: 105.57%;
descent-override: 55.10%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Arima', 'Arima Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Arima
Of the 417 home pages that load Arima, 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
More than chancePoppins 1.6×
Pair checkerArima + 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 Arima
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Arima free for commercial use?
Yes. Arima 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 Arima?
FontKind doesn’t host Arima’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Arima in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Arima 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 Arima Thin and Arima SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Arima in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Arima under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Arima in Figma?
Yes: Arima is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Arima have?
Arima comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 700.
Who designed Arima?
Arima was designed by Natanael Gama, Joana Correia and Rosalie Wagner. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2022. Natanael Gama also made Exo 2, Cinzel, Exo and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Arima?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Overlock (76), Laila (71) and Overlock SC (64), out of 100. Next to Arima, Overlock is 11% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 9% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Arima.