Display · Vernon Adams
Coda
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CSSfont-family: 'Coda', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Coda is a free display font by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Coda has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Anybody
Coda on one light table with its two closest fonts, Anybody (77 out of 100) and Armata (65). Anybody is 10% wider, with an x-height 11% taller; Armata is 18% wider and 20% lighter, with an x-height 8% taller.
Coda and Anybody laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with CodaAnybody…
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 Coda 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
Coda in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–800
- 400 Regular
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Coda, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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 “Coda” or “Coda Caption”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Coda 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 Coda, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Coda under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Coda, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.42 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 67% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 62% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Coda
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Anybody77x-height 11% taller · 10% wider
- Armata6518% wider · 20% lighter · x-height 8% taller
- Saira Semi Condensed658% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Saira63x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider · 9% lighter
- Play61x-height 10% shorter
- Saira Stencil5513% lighter · x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Coda →Compare side by side →Get Coda on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Coda without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cooper Hewitt49text 3.0% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Archivo39text 1.9% narrower · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Clear Sans36text 1.7% wider · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Arimo36text 0.5% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Oxygen33text 1.3% wider · same x-height
- Roboto32same text width · x-height 1.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Coda loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.5% of its size, so running text keeps Coda’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Coda Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.54%;
ascent-override: 103.16%;
descent-override: 38.08%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Coda', 'Coda Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Coda
Of the 1,031 home pages that load Coda, 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
- Open Sans16%167 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto14%149 sites · 0.7× chance
- Rajdhani7%72 sites · 30× chance
- Rubik7%72 sites · 4.3× chance
- Lato5.7%59 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat5.1%53 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceRajdhani 30×Rubik 4.3×
Pair checkerCoda + 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 Coda
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Coda free for commercial use?
Yes. Coda 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 “Coda” or “Coda Caption”.
How do I download and install Coda?
FontKind doesn’t host Coda’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 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 Coda in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Coda 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 Coda 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 Coda in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Coda under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Coda in Figma?
Yes: Coda is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Coda have?
Coda comes in two weights: Regular (400) and ExtraBold (800).
Who designed Coda?
Coda was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Coda?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Anybody (77), Armata (65) and Saira Semi Condensed (65), out of 100. Next to Coda, Anybody is 10% wider, with an x-height 11% taller. See all 100 fonts like Coda.