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Averia Sans Libre
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CSSfont-family: 'Averia Sans Libre', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Averia Sans Libre is a free display font by Dan Sayers, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Averia Sans Libre has an x-height shorter than 77%, is narrower than 61% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Averia Libre
Averia Sans Libre on one light table with its two closest fonts, Averia Libre (100 out of 100) and Averia Gruesa Libre (100). Averia Libre is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast; Averia Gruesa Libre has more stroke contrast.
Averia Sans Libre and Averia Libre laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Averia Sans LibreAveria 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 Sans 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 / Weights
Averia Sans Libre in 3 weights
3 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Averia Sans Libre, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dan Sayers
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 3 weights, 300–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 Sans 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 Sans Libre, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Averia Sans Libre under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Averia Sans Libre, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 77% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 61% of display faces
InkLighter than 62% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Averia Sans Libre
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Averia Libre100more stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Averia Gruesa Libre100more stroke contrast
- Sniglet81x-height 5% taller · 11% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Gluten8017% wider · 14% heavier
- Winky Sans70x-height 5% taller · 9% heavier · 4% narrower
- Chewy6262% heavier · x-height 14% taller · 7% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Averia Sans Libre →Compare side by side →Get Averia Sans Libre on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Averia Sans Libre without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Averia Libre100text 2.0% wider · same x-height
- Averia Gruesa Libre100text 1.2% wider · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Jua44text 1.5% wider · x-height 1.2% shorter
- BoonJot39text 2.9% wider · x-height 3.8% taller
- Cause36text 1.0% wider · x-height 4.9% taller
- Baloo 234text 1.9% narrower · x-height 2.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Averia Sans Libre loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.3% of its size, so running text keeps Averia Sans Libre’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Averia Sans Libre Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.28%;
ascent-override: 100.09%;
descent-override: 24.55%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Averia Sans Libre', 'Averia Sans Libre Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Averia Sans Libre
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Averia Sans Libre free for commercial use?
Yes. Averia Sans 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 Sans Libre?
FontKind doesn’t host Averia Sans 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 six 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 Averia Sans Libre in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Averia Sans Libre 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 Averia Sans Libre Light. 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 Sans Libre in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Averia Sans Libre under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Averia Sans Libre in Figma?
Yes: Averia Sans Libre is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Averia Sans Libre have?
Averia Sans Libre comes in three weights: Light (300), Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Averia Sans Libre?
Averia Sans Libre was designed by Dan Sayers. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Dan Sayers also made Averia Libre, Averia Serif Libre and Averia Gruesa Libre.
What fonts are similar to Averia Sans Libre?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Averia Libre (100), Averia Gruesa Libre (100) and Sniglet (81), out of 100. Next to Averia Sans Libre, Averia Libre is 3% wider, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Averia Sans Libre.