Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Candal
Find the font. Find its kind.
CSSfont-family: 'Candal', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Candal is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Candal has an x-height taller than 70%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 97%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Paytone One
Candal on one light table with its two closest fonts, Paytone One (90 out of 100) and Fehmarn Belt (84). Paytone One is 9% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter; Fehmarn Belt is 18% lighter, with an x-height 33% taller and less stroke contrast.
Candal and Paytone One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CandalPaytone One…
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 Candal 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
Candal 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 Candal, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Candal”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Candal 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 Candal, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Candal under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Candal, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 65.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 69%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.54 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 94% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 97% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 92% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Candal
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Paytone One909% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier
- Fehmarn Belt84x-height 33% taller · 18% lighter · less stroke contrast
- BoonTook8010% narrower · 15% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Archivo Black806% narrower
- Peace Sans7821% heavier · 9% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Braah One7615% narrower · less stroke contrast · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Candal →Compare side by side →Get Candal on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Candal without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Special Gothic Expanded One69text 1.5% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Dela Gothic One44same text width · x-height 3.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Candal loads, this sets Arial in its place at 131.9% of its size, so running text keeps Candal’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Candal Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 131.88%;
ascent-override: 82.42%;
descent-override: 15.99%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Candal', 'Candal Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Candal
Of the 580 home pages that load Candal, 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
- Open Sans29%171 sites · 1.6× chance
- Montserrat20%118 sites · 1.5× chance
- Roboto17%98 sites · 0.8× chance
- Bree Serif12%71 sites · 126× chance
- Permanent Marker11%62 sites · 166× chance
More than chancePermanent Marker 166×Bree Serif 126×Open Sans 1.6×
Pair checkerCandal + 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 Candal
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Candal free for commercial use?
Yes. Candal 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 “Candal”.
How do I download and install Candal?
FontKind doesn’t host Candal’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 Candal in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Candal 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 Candal in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Candal under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Candal in Figma?
Yes: Candal is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Candal have?
Candal 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 Candal?
Candal was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Candal?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Paytone One (90), Fehmarn Belt (84) and BoonTook (80), out of 100. Next to Candal, Paytone One is 9% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Candal.