Serif · Sorkin Type
Asar
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CSSfont-family: 'Asar', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Asar is a free serif by Sorkin Type, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Asar has an x-height shorter than 68%, is narrower than 81% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Petrona
Asar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Petrona (88 out of 100) and Song Myung (87). Petrona is 6% wider and 11% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Song Myung is 8% wider and 8% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Asar and Petrona laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with AsarPetrona…
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 Asar 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 / Sizes
Asar 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 Asar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sorkin Type
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Asar 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 Asar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Asar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Asar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.89 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 68% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 81% of serifs
InkDarker than 78% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 60% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Asar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Petrona88more stroke contrast · 6% wider · 11% lighter
- Song Myung87more stroke contrast · 8% wider · 8% heavier
- Gelasio827% wider · x-height 6% taller · more stroke contrast
- Karma8119% lighter · x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
- Fraunces7716% wider · more stroke contrast
- Lustria7415% wider · 21% lighter · x-height 10% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Asar →Compare side by side →Get Asar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Asar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Petrona88text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Caladea71text 2.7% narrower · x-height 2.0% taller
- Gentium Book Plus68same text width · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Mate68text 0.9% wider · same x-height
- Vesper Libre67text 2.4% wider · x-height 1.3% taller
- Gentium Plus65text 1.9% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Asar loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 105.2% of its size, so running text keeps Asar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Asar Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 105.16%;
ascent-override: 113.73%;
descent-override: 52.97%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Asar', 'Asar Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Asar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Asar free for commercial use?
Yes. Asar 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 Asar?
FontKind doesn’t host Asar’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 Asar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Asar 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 Asar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Asar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Asar in Figma?
Yes: Asar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Asar have?
Asar 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 Asar?
Asar was designed by Sorkin Type. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2015. Sorkin Type also made Merriweather, Fjalla One, Merriweather Sans and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Asar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Petrona (88), Song Myung (87) and Gelasio (82), out of 100. Next to Asar, Petrona is 6% wider and 11% lighter, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Asar.