Sans serif · Braille Institute
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next
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CSSfont-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Next', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next is a free sans serif by Braille Institute, Applied Design Works, Elliott Scott and two more, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Atkinson Hyperlegible Next has an x-height shorter than 72%, is narrower than 62% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Inclusive Sans
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next on one light table with its two closest fonts, Inclusive Sans (77 out of 100) and Hanken Grotesk (74). Inclusive Sans is 9% wider; Hanken Grotesk is 3% wider.
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next and Inclusive Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Atkinson Hyperlegible NextInclusive Sans…
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 Atkinson Hyperlegible Next 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
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800, with italics · variable from 200 to 800
Variable weight, 200 to 800
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Braille Institute, Applied Design Works, Elliott Scott, Megan Eiswerth, Letters From Sweden
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next 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 Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Atkinson Hyperlegible Next under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.22 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 72% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 62% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Atkinson Hyperlegible Next
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next's own familyAtkinson HyperlegibleAtkinson Hyperlegible Mono
- Inclusive Sans779% wider
- Hanken Grotesk743% wider
- Giphurs746% wider
- Strichpunkt Sans7113% lighter · 5% wider
- Mluvka6911% wider · x-height 8% taller
- Gantari697% wider · x-height 5% shorter · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Atkinson Hyperlegible Next →Compare side by side →Get Atkinson Hyperlegible Next on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Atkinson Hyperlegible Next without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Hanken Grotesk74text 1.7% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- LCT-Ciburial68text 1.9% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Wonder Unit Sans68text 1.0% narrower · x-height 2.6% shorter
- Reddit Sans67text 1.6% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- Google Sans67text 1.9% wider · x-height 2.8% taller
- SUSE66text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Atkinson Hyperlegible Next loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100% of its size, so running text keeps Atkinson Hyperlegible Next’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.98%;
ascent-override: 98.42%;
descent-override: 31.61%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Next', 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Atkinson Hyperlegible Next
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Atkinson Hyperlegible Next free for commercial use?
Yes. Atkinson Hyperlegible Next 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 Atkinson Hyperlegible Next?
FontKind doesn’t host Atkinson Hyperlegible Next’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 Atkinson Hyperlegible Next in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Atkinson Hyperlegible Next 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 Atkinson Hyperlegible Next ExtraLight and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Atkinson Hyperlegible Next in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Atkinson Hyperlegible Next under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Atkinson Hyperlegible Next in Figma?
Yes: Atkinson Hyperlegible Next is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Atkinson Hyperlegible Next have?
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 800.
Who designed Atkinson Hyperlegible Next?
Atkinson Hyperlegible Next was designed by Braille Institute, Applied Design Works, Elliott Scott, Megan Eiswerth and Letters From Sweden. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2025.
What fonts are similar to Atkinson Hyperlegible Next?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Inclusive Sans (77), Hanken Grotesk (74) and Giphurs (74), out of 100. Next to Atkinson Hyperlegible Next, Inclusive Sans is 9% wider. Its own family, listed apart, adds Atkinson Hyperlegible and Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono. See all 100 fonts like Atkinson Hyperlegible Next.