Sans serif · Nicolás Silva
Convergence
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CSSfont-family: 'Convergence', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Convergence is a free sans serif by Nicolás Silva and John Vargas Beltrán, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Convergence has an x-height taller than 79%, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Amaranth
Convergence on one light table with its two closest fonts, Amaranth (86 out of 100) and Magra (77). Amaranth is 12% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter; Magra is 15% narrower.
Convergence and Amaranth laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ConvergenceAmaranth…
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 Convergence 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
Convergence 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 Convergence, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nicolás Silva, John Vargas Beltrán
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Convergence”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Convergence 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 Convergence, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Convergence under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Convergence, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.36 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 79% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 79% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 72% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Convergence
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Amaranth8612% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
- Magra7715% narrower
- Rambla7615% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- B6127012% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- Merriweather Sans70x-height 3% taller
- Ubuntu676% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Convergence →Compare side by side →Get Convergence on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Convergence without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- B61270text 0.5% narrower · x-height 3.6% taller
- ABeeZee67text 1.7% narrower · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Secular One62text 2.0% narrower · x-height 3.0% shorter
- PT Sans Caption61text 2.5% wider · x-height 2.6% shorter
- Tauri60text 2.9% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- Mooli60text 1.0% narrower · x-height 4.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Convergence loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.8% of its size, so running text keeps Convergence’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Convergence Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.79%;
ascent-override: 85.12%;
descent-override: 20.76%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Convergence', 'Convergence Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Convergence
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Convergence free for commercial use?
Yes. Convergence 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 “Convergence”.
How do I download and install Convergence?
FontKind doesn’t host Convergence’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Convergence in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Convergence isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Convergence in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Convergence under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Convergence in Figma?
Yes: Convergence is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Convergence have?
Convergence 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 Convergence?
Convergence was designed by Nicolás Silva and John Vargas Beltrán. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Nicolás Silva also made Poly.
What fonts are similar to Convergence?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Amaranth (86), Magra (77) and Rambla (76), out of 100. Next to Convergence, Amaranth is 12% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Convergence.