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Bahianita
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CSSfont-family: 'Bahianita', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bahianita is a free display font by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Bahianita has an x-height taller than 81%, is narrower than 99% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bahiana
Bahianita on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bahiana (100 out of 100) and Commune Nuit Debout (87). Bahiana is 17% wider and 12% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller; Commune Nuit Debout is 22% narrower and 39% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter.
Bahianita and Bahiana laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BahianitaBahiana…
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 Bahianita 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
Bahianita 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 Bahianita, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Bahianita 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 Bahianita, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bahianita under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bahianita, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 60.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.85lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 26.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 81% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 99% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastMore even than 67% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bahianita
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bahiana100x-height 17% taller · 17% wider · 12% lighter
- Commune Nuit Debout8722% narrower · 39% heavier · x-height 12% shorter
- Outward7196% heavier · 42% narrower · x-height 11% shorter
- Le Murmure67x-height 10% taller · 8% wider · 10% heavier
- Karantina6653% heavier · x-height 18% shorter · 7% wider
- Styro6576% heavier · 25% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Bahianita →Compare side by side →Get Bahianita on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bahianita without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Bahianita sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Bahianita loads, this sets Arial in its place at 55% of its size, so running text keeps Bahianita’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bahianita Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 54.98%;
ascent-override: 174.97%;
descent-override: 43.29%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bahianita', 'Bahianita Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Bahianita
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bahianita free for commercial use?
Yes. Bahianita 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 Bahianita?
FontKind doesn’t host Bahianita’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 Bahianita in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bahianita 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 Bahianita in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bahianita under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bahianita in Figma?
Yes: Bahianita is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bahianita have?
Bahianita 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 Bahianita?
Bahianita was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2019. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Saira and 26 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Bahianita?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bahiana (100), Commune Nuit Debout (87) and Outward (71), out of 100. Next to Bahianita, Bahiana is 17% wider and 12% lighter, with an x-height 17% taller. See all 100 fonts like Bahianita.