Display · Adèle Antignac
Buda
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CSSfont-family: 'Buda', sans-serif; font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Buda is a free display font by Adèle Antignac, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Buda has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Aboreto
Buda on one light table with its two closest fonts, Aboreto (87 out of 100) and Julius Sans One (64). Aboreto is 61% wider, with an x-height 66% taller and more stroke contrast; Julius Sans One is 47% wider and 38% lighter, with an x-height 54% taller.
Buda and Aboreto laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with BudaAboreto…
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 Buda alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 300
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Buda at every size
1 weight (300) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Buda, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Adèle Antignac
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (300)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin
- 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, under another name. Not as “Buda”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Buda 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 Buda, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Buda under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Buda, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.62lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 28%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.30 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 80% of display faces
InkLighter than 90% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Buda
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Aboreto87x-height 66% taller · 61% wider · more stroke contrast
- Julius Sans One64x-height 54% taller · 47% wider · 38% lighter
- Forum60more stroke contrast · 19% heavier · 7% wider
- Bellota Text58x-height 19% taller · 14% wider · 12% heavier
- Philosopher57more stroke contrast · 40% heavier · 13% wider
- Bellota5720% wider · x-height 19% taller · 14% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Buda →Compare side by side →Get Buda on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Buda without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Buda sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Buda loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86.2% of its size, so running text keeps Buda’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Buda Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 86.21%;
ascent-override: 103.99%;
descent-override: 41.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Buda', 'Buda Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Buda
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Buda free for commercial use?
Yes. Buda is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Buda”.
How do I download and install Buda?
FontKind doesn’t host Buda’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 Buda in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Buda 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 Buda in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Buda under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Buda in Figma?
Yes: Buda is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Buda have?
Buda comes in one weight, Light (300). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Buda?
Buda was designed by Adèle Antignac. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010.
What fonts are similar to Buda?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Aboreto (87), Julius Sans One (64) and Forum (60), out of 100. Next to Buda, Aboreto is 61% wider, with an x-height 66% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Buda.