Sans serif · Pria Ravichandran
Catamaran
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CSSfont-family: 'Catamaran', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Catamaran is a free sans serif by Pria Ravichandran, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Catamaran has an x-height shorter than 70%, is narrower than 76% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cambay
Catamaran on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cambay (84 out of 100) and Cantarell (83). Cambay is 6% wider, with an x-height 4% shorter; Cantarell is 12% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 3% shorter.
Catamaran and Cambay laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CatamaranCambay…
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 Catamaran 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 / Weights
Catamaran in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900 · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Catamaran, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Pria Ravichandran
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, tamil
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Catamaran 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 Catamaran, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Catamaran under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Catamaran, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.20 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 70% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 76% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Catamaran
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cambay846% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Cantarell8312% wider · 7% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
- Actor824% wider
- Ysabeau SC8025% lighter · 12% wider · x-height 6% shorter
- Puritan78Nearly identical proportions
- Palanquin Dark7745% heavier · 11% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Catamaran →Compare side by side →Get Catamaran on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Catamaran without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Puritan78text 2.4% wider · x-height 1.9% taller
- Epunda Sans64text 0.5% narrower · same x-height
- Cabin64text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Carlito63text 0.5% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
- Rosario63text 2.0% wider · same x-height
- Source Sans 361text 1.6% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Catamaran loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.2% of its size, so running text keeps Catamaran’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Catamaran Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.22%;
ascent-override: 118.00%;
descent-override: 57.93%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Catamaran', 'Catamaran Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Catamaran
Of the 9,292 home pages that load Catamaran, 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
- Roboto16%1,444 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans14%1,284 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat7.7%718 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato7.6%702 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins7.5%693 sites · 0.7× chance
- Oswald3.5%326 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chanceKulim Park 317×Old Standard TT 11×Crimson Pro 10×
Fonts that go with Catamaran: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerCatamaran + 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 Catamaran
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Catamaran free for commercial use?
Yes. Catamaran is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Catamaran?
FontKind doesn’t host Catamaran’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Catamaran in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Catamaran isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Catamaran Thin and Catamaran Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Catamaran in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Catamaran under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Catamaran in Figma?
Yes: Catamaran is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Catamaran have?
Catamaran comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Catamaran?
Catamaran was designed by Pria Ravichandran. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2015. Pria Ravichandran also made Palanquin Dark.
What fonts are similar to Catamaran?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cambay (84), Cantarell (83) and Actor (82), out of 100. Next to Catamaran, Cambay is 6% wider, with an x-height 4% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Catamaran.