Sans serif · Steve Matteson

Arimo

Q: Is Arimo free for commercial use?

Yes. Arimo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Arimo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Arimo is a free sans serif by Steve Matteson, on Google Fonts since 2026. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Arimo has an x-height taller than 71%, is narrower than 61% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Bertioga Sans Condensed →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Bertioga Sans Condensed

Arimo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bertioga Sans Condensed (88 out of 100) and Ramabhadra (86). Bertioga Sans Condensed is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Ramabhadra is 33% heavier and 10% wider.

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Ink shared with ArimoBertioga Sans Condensed…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Arimo alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Weights

Arimo in 4 weights

4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700

Variable weight, 400 to 700

400 Regular, with its italic
500 Medium, with its italic
600 Semibold, with its italic
700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Arimo, and can you use it?

Designer: Steve Matteson
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
Variable axes: Weight 400–700
On Google Fonts since: 2026
Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, hebrew, 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.

Arimo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Look under More fonts. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Arimo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Arimo under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Arimo on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Arimo, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Arimo. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 52.8% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 68.8% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.77lowercase against capitals
Width: 48.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 42%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.42 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 71% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 61% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 88% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Arimo

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Arimo →Compare side by side →Get Arimo on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Arimo without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Arimo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Arimo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Arimo Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 100.00%;
  ascent-override: 90.53%;
  descent-override: 21.19%;
  line-gap-override: 3.27%;
}

font-family: 'Arimo', 'Arimo Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Arimo

Of the 25,294 home pages that load Arimo, 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

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Fonts that go with Arimo: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerArimo + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Arimo

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Arimo free for commercial use?

Yes. Arimo 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 Arimo?

FontKind doesn’t host Arimo’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 Arimo in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Arimo 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 Arimo Medium and Arimo SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

How many weights does Arimo have?

Arimo comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.

Who designed Arimo?

Arimo was designed by Steve Matteson. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2026. Steve Matteson also made Open Sans, Tinos, Cousine and one more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Arimo?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bertioga Sans Condensed (88), Ramabhadra (86) and Archivo (85), out of 100. Next to Arimo, Bertioga Sans Condensed is 18% narrower, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Arimo.