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Bahiana
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CSSfont-family: 'Bahiana', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bahiana is a free display font by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Bahiana has an x-height taller than 90%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bahianita
Bahiana on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bahianita (100 out of 100) and Commune Nuit Debout (87). Bahianita is 14% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 15% shorter; Commune Nuit Debout is 33% narrower and 58% heavier, with an x-height 24% shorter.
Bahiana and Bahianita laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BahianaBahianita…
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 Bahiana 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Bahiana 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 Bahiana, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- 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.
Bahiana 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 Bahiana, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bahiana under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bahiana, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 71.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 31.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.05 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 97% of display faces
InkLighter than 70% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 77% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bahiana
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bahianita100x-height 15% shorter · 14% narrower · 13% heavier
- Commune Nuit Debout8733% narrower · 58% heavier · x-height 24% shorter
- Karantina7573% heavier · x-height 30% shorter · 9% narrower
- Outward72121% heavier · 51% narrower · x-height 24% shorter
- Medula One69x-height 30% shorter · 39% heavier · 6% narrower
- Styro6799% heavier · 35% narrower · x-height 19% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Bahiana →Compare side by side →Get Bahiana on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bahiana without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Bahiana sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Bahiana loads, this sets Arial in its place at 64.3% of its size, so running text keeps Bahiana’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bahiana Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 64.32%;
ascent-override: 139.93%;
descent-override: 38.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bahiana', 'Bahiana Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Bahiana
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bahiana free for commercial use?
Yes. Bahiana 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 Bahiana?
FontKind doesn’t host Bahiana’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 Bahiana in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bahiana 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 Bahiana in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bahiana under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bahiana in Figma?
Yes: Bahiana is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bahiana have?
Bahiana 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 Bahiana?
Bahiana was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2016. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Saira and 26 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Bahiana?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bahianita (100), Commune Nuit Debout (87) and Karantina (75), out of 100. Next to Bahiana, Bahianita is 14% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 15% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Bahiana.