Display · Sébastien Marchal
Commune Nuit Debout
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CSSfont-family: 'Commune Nuit Debout', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Commune Nuit Debout is a free display font by Sébastien Marchal, from Velvetyne. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Commune Nuit Debout has an average x-height, is narrower than 99% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bahianita
Commune Nuit Debout on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bahianita (87 out of 100) and Bahiana (87). Bahianita is 28% wider and 28% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller; Bahiana is 49% wider and 37% lighter, with an x-height 32% taller.
Commune Nuit Debout and Bahianita laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Commune Nuit DeboutBahianita…
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 Commune Nuit Debout 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
Commune Nuit Debout 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 Commune Nuit Debout, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sébastien Marchal
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Velvetyne
- 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.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Commune Nuit Debout 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Commune Nuit Debout comes from Velvetyne. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Velvetyne first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Commune Nuit Debout, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Commune Nuit Debout under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Commune Nuit Debout, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 76.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 20.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 65%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.06 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 99% of display faces
InkDarker than 79% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 76% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Commune Nuit Debout
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bahianita8728% wider · 28% lighter · x-height 13% taller
- Bahiana8749% wider · x-height 32% taller · 37% lighter
- Outward8426% narrower · 41% heavier
- Karantina8337% wider · x-height 7% shorter · 10% heavier
- Foldit7776% wider · 17% lighter · x-height 5% shorter
- Le Murmure7238% wider · x-height 24% taller · 21% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Commune Nuit Debout →Compare side by side →Get Commune Nuit Debout on Velvetyne
07 / Swap
Swap Commune Nuit Debout without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Commune Nuit Debout sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Commune Nuit Debout loads, this sets Arial in its place at 42.1% of its size, so running text keeps Commune Nuit Debout’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Commune Nuit Debout Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 42.09%;
ascent-override: 184.62%;
descent-override: 52.99%;
line-gap-override: 47.52%;
}
font-family: 'Commune Nuit Debout', 'Commune Nuit Debout Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Commune Nuit Debout
Answered from its licence, Velvetyne and each app’s own font list
Is Commune Nuit Debout free for commercial use?
Yes. Commune Nuit Debout 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 Commune Nuit Debout?
Commune Nuit Debout comes free from Velvetyne . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/webfonts/NuitDebout folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Commune Nuit Debout in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Commune Nuit Debout comes from Velvetyne. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Commune Nuit Debout have?
Commune Nuit Debout 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 Commune Nuit Debout?
Commune Nuit Debout was designed by Sébastien Marchal.
What fonts are similar to Commune Nuit Debout?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bahianita (87), Bahiana (87) and Outward (84), out of 100. Next to Commune Nuit Debout, Bahianita is 28% wider and 28% lighter, with an x-height 13% taller. See all 100 fonts like Commune Nuit Debout.