Sans serif · Rubén Prol
Carme
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CSSfont-family: 'Carme', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Carme is a free sans serif by Rubén Prol, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Carme has an average x-height, is wider than 63% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cantarell
Carme on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cantarell (83 out of 100) and Kulim Park (76). Cantarell has an x-height 4% shorter; Kulim Park is 6% narrower.
Carme and Cantarell laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CarmeCantarell…
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 Carme 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
Carme 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 Carme, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Rubén Prol
- 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 “Carme”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Carme 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 Carme, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Carme under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Carme, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.07 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 63% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 64% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 80% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Carme
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cantarell83x-height 4% shorter
- Kulim Park766% narrower
- TASA Explorer74more stroke contrast
- Gudea7310% narrower
- Inder72more stroke contrast · 9% heavier
- Varela727% heavier · 3% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Carme →Compare side by side →Get Carme on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Carme without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cantarell83same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Kulim Park76text 1.5% narrower · same x-height
- TASA Explorer74same text width · same x-height
- Commissioner72text 2.8% narrower · same x-height
- Maven Pro70same text width · same x-height
- Radio Canada69text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Carme loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104.4% of its size, so running text keeps Carme’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Carme Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 104.43%;
ascent-override: 90.99%;
descent-override: 23.99%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Carme', 'Carme Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Carme
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Carme free for commercial use?
Yes. Carme 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 “Carme”.
How do I download and install Carme?
FontKind doesn’t host Carme’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 Carme in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Carme 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 Carme in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Carme under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Carme in Figma?
Yes: Carme is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Carme have?
Carme 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 Carme?
Carme was designed by Rubén Prol. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011.
What fonts are similar to Carme?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cantarell (83), Kulim Park (76) and TASA Explorer (74), out of 100. Next to Carme, Cantarell has an x-height 4% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Carme.