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Averia Gruesa Libre
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CSSfont-family: 'Averia Gruesa Libre', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Averia Gruesa Libre is a free display font by Dan Sayers, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Averia Gruesa Libre has an x-height shorter than 79%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 60%. Its thickest strokes are 1.6 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Averia Sans Libre
Averia Gruesa Libre on one light table with its two closest fonts, Averia Sans Libre (100 out of 100) and Averia Serif Libre (88). Averia Sans Libre has less stroke contrast; Averia Serif Libre is 5% wider, with more stroke contrast.
Averia Gruesa Libre and Averia Sans Libre laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Averia Gruesa LibreAveria Sans Libre…
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 Averia Gruesa Libre 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
Averia Gruesa Libre 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 Averia Gruesa Libre, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dan Sayers
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Averia” or “Averia Libre”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Averia Gruesa Libre 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 Averia Gruesa Libre, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Averia Gruesa Libre under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Averia Gruesa Libre, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.57 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 79% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 60% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 67% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Averia Gruesa Libre
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Averia Gruesa Libre's letters under another nameAveria Libre
- Averia Sans Libre100less stroke contrast
- Averia Serif Libre88more stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Winky Sans776% narrower · x-height 5% taller · less stroke contrast
- Chicle7573% heavier · 22% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Aladin6924% narrower · 37% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Salsa6626% heavier · x-height 6% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Averia Gruesa Libre →Compare side by side →Get Averia Gruesa Libre on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Averia Gruesa Libre without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Averia Sans Libre100text 1.2% narrower · x-height 0.7% taller
- BoonJot38text 1.7% wider · x-height 4.5% taller
- Jua25same text width · x-height 0.5% shorter
- Sriracha25same text width · x-height 2.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Averia Gruesa Libre loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.5% of its size, so running text keeps Averia Gruesa Libre’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Averia Gruesa Libre Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.47%;
ascent-override: 94.86%;
descent-override: 23.91%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Averia Gruesa Libre', 'Averia Gruesa Libre Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Averia Gruesa Libre
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Averia Gruesa Libre free for commercial use?
Yes. Averia Gruesa Libre 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 “Averia” or “Averia Libre”.
How do I download and install Averia Gruesa Libre?
FontKind doesn’t host Averia Gruesa Libre’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 Averia Gruesa Libre in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Averia Gruesa Libre 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 Averia Gruesa Libre in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Averia Gruesa Libre under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Averia Gruesa Libre in Figma?
Yes: Averia Gruesa Libre is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Averia Gruesa Libre have?
Averia Gruesa Libre 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 Averia Gruesa Libre?
Averia Gruesa Libre was designed by Dan Sayers. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Dan Sayers also made Averia Sans Libre and Averia Serif Libre.
What fonts are similar to Averia Gruesa Libre?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Averia Sans Libre (100), Averia Serif Libre (88) and Winky Sans (77), out of 100. Next to Averia Gruesa Libre, Averia Sans Libre has less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Averia Gruesa Libre.