Sans serif · Omnibus-Type
Chivo
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CSSfont-family: 'Chivo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Chivo is a free sans serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Chivo has an average x-height, is wider than 74% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Archivo
Chivo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Archivo (87 out of 100) and Archivo Narrow (79). Archivo is 8% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Archivo Narrow is 25% narrower and 8% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Chivo and Archivo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ChivoArchivo…
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 Chivo 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
Chivo in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Chivo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Chivo 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 Chivo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Chivo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Chivo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 44%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.47 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 74% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 65% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 90% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Chivo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Chivo's own familyChivo Mono
- Archivo878% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Archivo Narrow7925% narrower · less stroke contrast · 8% heavierBased on Chivo
- Public Sans77less stroke contrast · 7% lighter
- Quilon73more stroke contrast · 21% heavier · x-height 9% shorter
- Metrophobic7116% lighter · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Mozilla Text7115% lighter · x-height 5% taller · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Chivo →Compare side by side →Get Chivo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Chivo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Public Sans77text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Ramabhadra69same text width · x-height 3.5% taller
- Perun66text 0.9% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Monda65text 0.5% narrower · x-height 1.3% taller
- TASA Orbiter64text 2.9% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Estedad62text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Chivo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108% of its size, so running text keeps Chivo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Chivo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 107.99%;
ascent-override: 87.04%;
descent-override: 23.15%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Chivo', 'Chivo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Chivo
Of the 5,512 home pages that load Chivo, 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
- IBM Plex Sans13%744 sites · 22× chance
- IBM Plex Mono13%725 sites · 49× chance
- Roboto10%549 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter8.4%465 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans7.7%426 sites · 0.4× chance
- Poppins4.4%245 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceCourier Prime 80×Livvic 65×Domine 30×
Fonts that go with Chivo: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerChivo + 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 Chivo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Chivo free for commercial use?
Yes. Chivo 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 Chivo?
FontKind doesn’t host Chivo’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Chivo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Chivo 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 Chivo Thin and Chivo 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 Chivo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Chivo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Chivo in Figma?
Yes: Chivo is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Chivo have?
Chivo comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Chivo?
Chivo was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Saira and 25 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Chivo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Archivo (87), Archivo Narrow (79) and Public Sans (77), out of 100. Next to Chivo, Archivo is 8% narrower, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Chivo Mono. See all 100 fonts like Chivo.