Sans serif · Ryoichi Tsunekawa
Bebas Neue
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CSSfont-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Bebas Neue is a free sans serif by Ryoichi Tsunekawa, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Bebas Neue has an x-height taller than 96%, is narrower than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 87%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of League Gothic
Bebas Neue on one light table with its two closest fonts, League Gothic (100 out of 100) and Berliner Wand (91). League Gothic is 25% narrower and 27% heavier, with an x-height 22% shorter; Berliner Wand is 19% narrower and 10% heavier, with an x-height 23% shorter.
Bebas Neue and League Gothic laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Bebas NeueLeague Gothic…
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 Bebas Neue 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
Bebas Neue 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 Bebas Neue, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ryoichi Tsunekawa
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- 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.
Bebas Neue 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 Bebas Neue, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Bebas Neue under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Bebas Neue, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 70.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 38.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 54%letter box filled
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 96% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 92% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 87% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Bebas Neue
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- League Gothic10025% narrower · x-height 22% shorter · 27% heavier
- Berliner Wand91x-height 23% shorter · 19% narrower · 10% heavier
- Special Gothic Condensed One89x-height 27% shorter · 16% heavier · 3% narrower
- Pathway Gothic One83x-height 23% shorter · 10% narrower · 14% lighter
- New Amsterdam83x-height 7% shorter
- Akshar82x-height 28% shorter · 13% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Bebas Neue →Compare side by side →Get Bebas Neue on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Bebas Neue without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Bebas Neue sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Bebas Neue loads, this sets Arial in its place at 77.8% of its size, so running text keeps Bebas Neue’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Bebas Neue Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 77.82%;
ascent-override: 115.66%;
descent-override: 38.55%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Bebas Neue', 'Bebas Neue Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Bebas Neue
Of the 51,197 home pages that load Bebas Neue, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Roboto15%7,540 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans13%6,436 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat12%5,984 sites · 0.9× chance
- Inter11%5,401 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins8.4%4,284 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato4.7%2,413 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceDM Mono 5.9×Space Mono 5.4×Share Tech Mono 4.7×
Fonts that go with Bebas Neue: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerBebas Neue + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Bebas Neue
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Bebas Neue free for commercial use?
Yes. Bebas Neue 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 Bebas Neue?
FontKind doesn’t host Bebas Neue’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 Bebas Neue in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Bebas Neue 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 Bebas Neue in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Bebas Neue under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Bebas Neue in Figma?
Yes: Bebas Neue is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Bebas Neue have?
Bebas Neue 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 Bebas Neue?
Bebas Neue was designed by Ryoichi Tsunekawa. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2019. Ryoichi Tsunekawa also made Sometype Mono.
What fonts are similar to Bebas Neue?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are League Gothic (100), Berliner Wand (91) and Special Gothic Condensed One (89), out of 100. Next to Bebas Neue, League Gothic is 25% narrower and 27% heavier, with an x-height 22% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Bebas Neue.