Sans serif · Carrois Apostrophe
Carrois Gothic
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CSSfont-family: 'Carrois Gothic', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Carrois Gothic is a free sans serif by Carrois Apostrophe, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Carrois Gothic has an x-height taller than 80%, is narrower than 67% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of News Cycle
Carrois Gothic on one light table with its two closest fonts, News Cycle (81 out of 100) and Orienta (80). News Cycle is 11% narrower and 7% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter; Orienta is 13% wider and 9% heavier.
Carrois Gothic and News Cycle laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Carrois GothicNews Cycle…
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 Carrois Gothic 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
Carrois Gothic 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 Carrois Gothic, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Carrois Apostrophe
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Carrois”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Carrois Gothic 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 Carrois Gothic, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Carrois Gothic under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Carrois Gothic, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 80% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 67% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 69% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Carrois Gothic
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Carrois Gothic's own familyCarrois Gothic SC
- News Cycle8111% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · 7% lighter
- Orienta8013% wider · 9% heavier
- Gidole79less stroke contrast · 6% lighter
- Fira Sans Condensed7813% heavier · 4% narrower
- Sintony7714% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed7712% narrower · 18% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Carrois Gothic →Compare side by side →Get Carrois Gothic on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Carrois Gothic without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Gidole79text 1.9% narrower · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Asap Sharp77text 0.8% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Cooper Hewitt71text 2.0% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Roboto Flex70same text width · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Roboto66text 1.0% wider · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Vend Sans65text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Carrois Gothic loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.5% of its size, so running text keeps Carrois Gothic’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Carrois Gothic Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.53%;
ascent-override: 92.64%;
descent-override: 27.13%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Carrois Gothic', 'Carrois Gothic Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Carrois Gothic
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Carrois Gothic free for commercial use?
Yes. Carrois Gothic 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 “Carrois”.
How do I download and install Carrois Gothic?
FontKind doesn’t host Carrois Gothic’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 Carrois Gothic in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Carrois Gothic 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 Carrois Gothic in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Carrois Gothic under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Carrois Gothic in Figma?
Yes: Carrois Gothic is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Carrois Gothic have?
Carrois Gothic 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 Carrois Gothic?
Carrois Gothic was designed by Carrois Apostrophe. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2012. Carrois Apostrophe also made Fira Sans, Share Tech, Share Tech Mono and five more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Carrois Gothic?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are News Cycle (81), Orienta (80) and Gidole (79), out of 100. Next to Carrois Gothic, News Cycle is 11% narrower and 7% lighter, with an x-height 5% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Carrois Gothic SC. See all 100 fonts like Carrois Gothic.