Sans serif · Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
Chathura
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CSSfont-family: 'Chathura', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Chathura is a free sans serif by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Chathura has an x-height shorter than 100%, is narrower than 100% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 0.9 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Rajdhani
Chathura on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rajdhani (90 out of 100) and Dongle (90). Rajdhani is 90% wider, with an x-height 73% taller and more stroke contrast; Dongle is 78% heavier and 36% wider, with more stroke contrast.
Chathura and Rajdhani laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ChathuraRajdhani…
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 Chathura 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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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Chathura in 5 weights
5 weights, 100–800
- 100 Thin
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Chathura, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 100–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- latin, telugu
- 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.
Chathura 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 Chathura, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Chathura under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Chathura, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 29.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 40.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 23.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.92 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 100% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 100% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 96% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 98% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Chathura
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Rajdhani9090% wider · x-height 73% taller · more stroke contrast
- Dongle9078% heavier · 36% wider · more stroke contrast
- Genos7784% wider · x-height 36% taller · more stroke contrast
- Simple Print75x-height 16% shorter
- Smooch Sans73x-height 60% taller · 49% wider · more stroke contrast
- Alumni Sans SC72x-height 68% taller · 41% wider · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Chathura →Compare side by side →Get Chathura on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Chathura without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Chathura sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Chathura loads, this sets Arial in its place at 49.6% of its size, so running text keeps Chathura’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Chathura Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 49.56%;
ascent-override: 205.80%;
descent-override: 121.46%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Chathura', 'Chathura Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Chathura
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Chathura free for commercial use?
Yes. Chathura 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 Chathura?
FontKind doesn’t host Chathura’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds five 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 Chathura in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Chathura 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 Chathura Thin and Chathura ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Chathura in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Chathura under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Chathura in Figma?
Yes: Chathura is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Chathura have?
Chathura comes in five weights: Thin (100), Light (300), Regular (400), Bold (700) and ExtraBold (800).
Who designed Chathura?
Chathura was designed by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Appaji Ambarisha Darbha also made Peddana, Timmana, Tenali Ramakrishna and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Chathura?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rajdhani (90), Dongle (90) and Genos (77), out of 100. Next to Chathura, Rajdhani is 90% wider, with an x-height 73% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Chathura.