Sans serif · Łukasz Dziedzic

Carlito

Q: Is Carlito free for commercial use?

Yes. Carlito 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 “Carlito”.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Carlito', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Carlito is a free sans serif by Łukasz Dziedzic, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Carlito has an x-height shorter than 84%, is narrower than 78% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with Lato →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Lato

Carlito on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lato (100 out of 100) and Mukta (81). Lato is 8% wider, with an x-height 6% taller; Mukta is 3% wider.

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Ink shared with CarlitoLato…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Carlito 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.

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With this font

Side by sideCalibri vs Arial →Office’s two defaults, and how much smaller Calibri sets.

03 / Weights

Carlito in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

400 Regular, with its italic
700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Carlito, and can you use it?

Designer: Łukasz Dziedzic
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
On Google Fonts since: 2023
Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
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 “Carlito”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Carlito is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Carlito, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Carlito under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Carlito on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Carlito, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Carlito. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 47.8% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 64.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.74lowercase against capitals
Width: 45.6% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 43%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 84% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 78% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 80% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Carlito

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Carlito →Compare side by side →Get Carlito on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Carlito without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Carlito loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.7% of its size, so running text keeps Carlito’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Carlito Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 92.70%;
  ascent-override: 102.71%;
  descent-override: 28.97%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Carlito', 'Carlito Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Carlito

Of the 1,293 home pages that load Carlito, 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

More than chanceOswald 3.4×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerCarlito + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Carlito

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Carlito free for commercial use?

Yes. Carlito 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 “Carlito”.

How do I download and install Carlito?

FontKind doesn’t host Carlito’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 Carlito in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Carlito 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 Carlito in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Carlito under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Carlito in Figma?

Yes: Carlito is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Carlito have?

Carlito comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.

Who designed Carlito?

Carlito was designed by Łukasz Dziedzic. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2023. Łukasz Dziedzic also made Lato.

What fonts are similar to Carlito?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lato (100), Mukta (81) and Narnoor (79), out of 100. Next to Carlito, Lato is 8% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Carlito.