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Barrio
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CSSfont-family: 'Barrio', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Barrio is a free display font by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Barrio has an x-height taller than 87%, is wider than 61% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Barriecito
Barrio on one light table with its two closest fonts, Barriecito (100 out of 100) and Grandstander (75). Barriecito is 15% narrower, with an x-height 16% shorter and less stroke contrast; Grandstander has an x-height 17% shorter.
Barrio and Barriecito laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BarrioBarriecito…
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 Barrio 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
Barrio 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 Barrio, 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.
Barrio 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 Barrio, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Barrio under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Barrio, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 69.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.98lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.28 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 87% of display faces
WidthWider than 61% of display faces
InkLighter than 69% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Barrio
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Barriecito100x-height 16% shorter · 15% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Grandstander75x-height 17% shorter
- Kirang Haerang70x-height 50% shorter · 59% heavier · 24% narrower
- Londrina Solid6875% heavier · x-height 28% shorter · 23% narrower
- Bubblegum Sans62x-height 31% shorter · 25% narrower · 46% heavier
- Canarina61x-height 33% shorter · 28% narrower · 33% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Barrio →Compare side by side →Get Barrio on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Barrio without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Barrio loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115% of its size, so running text keeps Barrio’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Barrio Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.04%;
ascent-override: 76.49%;
descent-override: 21.47%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Barrio', 'Barrio Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Barrio
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Barrio free for commercial use?
Yes. Barrio 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 Barrio?
FontKind doesn’t host Barrio’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 Barrio in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Barrio 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 Barrio in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Barrio under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Barrio in Figma?
Yes: Barrio is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Barrio have?
Barrio 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 Barrio?
Barrio 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 Barrio?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Barriecito (100), Grandstander (75) and Kirang Haerang (70), out of 100. Next to Barrio, Barriecito is 15% narrower, with an x-height 16% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Barrio.