Sans serif · Dan Reynolds
Biryani
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CSSfont-family: 'Biryani', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Biryani is a free sans serif by Dan Reynolds and Mathieu Réguer, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Biryani has an x-height taller than 85%, is wider than 84% 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 DejaVu Sans
Biryani on one light table with its two closest fonts, DejaVu Sans (84 out of 100) and Varela (79). DejaVu Sans is 7% lighter; Varela is 4% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Biryani and DejaVu Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BiryaniDejaVu Sans…
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 Biryani 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
Biryani in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–900
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Biryani, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dan Reynolds, Mathieu Réguer
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Biryani 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 Biryani, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Biryani under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Biryani, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.15 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 85% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 84% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Biryani
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- DejaVu Sans847% lighter
- Varela79x-height 8% shorter · 4% narrower
- Prompt79x-height 13% shorter · 10% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Cabin7815% narrower · x-height 11% shorter · 11% heavier
- Amiko77x-height 6% shorter · 7% lighter
- Guidy76x-height 6% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Biryani →Compare side by side →Get Biryani on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Biryani without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Martel Sans74text 1.7% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Finlandica Text72text 1.7% narrower · x-height 3.7% shorter
- Open Sauce One72same text width · same x-height
- BDO Grotesk69same text width · x-height 2.2% taller
- Tauri68text 2.3% narrower · same x-height
- Merriweather Sans68text 2.9% narrower · x-height 0.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Biryani loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.2% of its size, so running text keeps Biryani’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Biryani Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.16%;
ascent-override: 100.67%;
descent-override: 59.55%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Biryani', 'Biryani Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Biryani
Of the 1,390 home pages that load Biryani, 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
- Figtree38%522 sites · 64× chance
- Roboto13%181 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans10%142 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat5.8%81 sites · 0.4× chance
- Poppins4.2%58 sites · 0.4× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Biryani
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Biryani free for commercial use?
Yes. Biryani 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 Biryani?
FontKind doesn’t host Biryani’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds seven 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 Biryani in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Biryani 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 Biryani ExtraLight and Biryani Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Biryani in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Biryani under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Biryani in Figma?
Yes: Biryani is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Biryani have?
Biryani comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900).
Who designed Biryani?
Biryani was designed by Dan Reynolds and Mathieu Réguer. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2015. Dan Reynolds also made Martel and Martel Sans.
What fonts are similar to Biryani?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are DejaVu Sans (84), Varela (79) and Prompt (79), out of 100. Next to Biryani, DejaVu Sans is 7% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Biryani.