Sans serif · Eduardo Tunni
Arya
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CSSfont-family: 'Arya', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Arya is a free sans serif by Eduardo Tunni, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Arya has an x-height shorter than 82%, is narrower than 70% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sintony
Arya on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sintony (88 out of 100) and Quilon (85). Sintony is 16% wider, with an x-height 19% taller and less stroke contrast; Quilon is 20% heavier and 9% wider, with more stroke contrast.
Arya and Sintony laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AryaSintony…
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 Arya alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Arya in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Arya, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eduardo Tunni
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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 “Sintony”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Arya 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 Arya, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Arya under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Arya, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 61.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.02 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 82% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 70% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 66% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 96% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Arya
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sintony88x-height 19% taller · 16% wider · less stroke contrast
- Quilon8520% heavier · 9% wider · more stroke contrast
- Arsenal SC7817% lighter · 6% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Anek Latin74less stroke contrast · 7% lighter
- Skeena Indigenous74less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Sansita7318% heavier · x-height 6% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Arya →Compare side by side →Get Arya on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Arya without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Anek Latin74same text width · x-height 1.7% taller
- Skeena Indigenous74text 1.7% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Mako68text 2.5% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- Basic66text 2.7% wider · x-height 4.0% taller
- Inria Sans63text 2.1% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Blinker62text 1.9% narrower · x-height 2.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Arya loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.8% of its size, so running text keeps Arya’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Arya Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.79%;
ascent-override: 132.06%;
descent-override: 56.79%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Arya', 'Arya Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Arya
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Arya free for commercial use?
Yes. Arya 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 “Sintony”.
How do I download and install Arya?
FontKind doesn’t host Arya’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 font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Arya in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Arya 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 Arya in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Arya under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Arya in Figma?
Yes: Arya is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Arya have?
Arya comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Arya?
Arya was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2015. Eduardo Tunni also made Pathway Gothic One, Changa One, Graduate and 32 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Arya?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sintony (88), Quilon (85) and Arsenal SC (78), out of 100. Next to Arya, Sintony is 16% wider, with an x-height 19% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Arya.