Sans serif · Viktoriya Grabowska
Armata
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Armata', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Armata is a free sans serif by Viktoriya Grabowska, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Armata has an x-height taller than 91%, is wider than 90% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Matangi
Armata on one light table with its two closest fonts, Matangi (85 out of 100) and Sintony (85). Matangi is 12% narrower and 9% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller; Sintony is 8% narrower and 10% heavier.
Armata and Matangi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ArmataMatangi…
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 Armata 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
Armata 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 Armata, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Viktoriya Grabowska
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- 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, under another name. Not as “Armata”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Armata 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 Armata, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Armata under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Armata, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 58.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 59.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 91% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 90% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 90% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Armata
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Matangi8512% narrower · x-height 9% taller · 9% lighter
- Sintony858% narrower · 10% heavier
- Exo7913% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · 9% heavier
- Mina7815% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · 14% heavier
- Ruda7713% narrower · 7% heavier
- Mako7619% narrower · x-height 14% shorter · 24% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Armata →Compare side by side →Get Armata on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Armata without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Armata loads, this sets Arial in its place at 120.2% of its size, so running text keeps Armata’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Armata Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 120.17%;
ascent-override: 81.27%;
descent-override: 22.75%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Armata', 'Armata Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Armata
Of the 843 home pages that load Armata, 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%155 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto15%125 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat6.5%55 sites · 0.5× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Armata
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Armata free for commercial use?
Yes. Armata 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 “Armata”.
How do I download and install Armata?
FontKind doesn’t host Armata’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 Armata in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Armata 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 Armata in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Armata under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Armata in Figma?
Yes: Armata is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Armata have?
Armata 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 Armata?
Armata was designed by Viktoriya Grabowska. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Viktoriya Grabowska also made Fjord One, Kavoon, Fruktur and five more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Armata?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Matangi (85), Sintony (85) and Exo (79), out of 100. Next to Armata, Matangi is 12% narrower and 9% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller. See all 100 fonts like Armata.