Serif · SIL International
Dai Banna SIL
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CSSfont-family: 'Dai Banna SIL', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Dai Banna SIL is a free serif by SIL International, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Dai Banna SIL has an x-height shorter than 90%, is narrower than 88% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 82%. Its thickest strokes are 1.7 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Namdhinggo
Dai Banna SIL on one light table with its two closest fonts, Namdhinggo (100 out of 100) and Gentium Book Plus (97). Namdhinggo has nearly identical proportions; Gentium Book Plus is 8% wider, with an x-height 9% taller.
Dai Banna SIL and Namdhinggo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Dai Banna SILNamdhinggo…
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 Dai Banna SIL 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
Dai Banna SIL in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Dai Banna SIL, and can you use it?
- Designer
- SIL International
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, new-tai-lue
- 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 “SIL”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Dai Banna SIL 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 Dai Banna SIL, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Dai Banna SIL under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Dai Banna SIL, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 56.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.68 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 90% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 88% of serifs
InkDarker than 82% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 68% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Dai Banna SIL
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Namdhinggo100Nearly identical proportions
- Gentium Book Plus97x-height 9% taller · 8% wider
- Gentium Plus96x-height 9% taller · 14% lighter · 6% wider
- Yrsa71more stroke contrast
- Petrona70more stroke contrast · 11% wider · 13% lighter
- Erode7025% lighter · x-height 7% taller · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Dai Banna SIL →Compare side by side →Get Dai Banna SIL on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Dai Banna SIL without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Yrsa71same text width · same x-height
- Crimson Pro66text 1.2% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- Crimson Text60text 1.0% narrower · x-height 1.5% taller
- Amiri60text 1.5% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- ET Book59text 0.7% wider · same x-height
- Junicode56text 2.2% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Dai Banna SIL loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 98.6% of its size, so running text keeps Dai Banna SIL’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Dai Banna SIL Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 98.57%;
ascent-override: 83.48%;
descent-override: 31.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Dai Banna SIL', 'Dai Banna SIL Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Dai Banna SIL
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Dai Banna SIL free for commercial use?
Yes. Dai Banna SIL 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 “SIL”.
How do I download and install Dai Banna SIL?
FontKind doesn’t host Dai Banna SIL’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds ten 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 Dai Banna SIL in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Dai Banna SIL 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 Dai Banna SIL Light and Dai Banna SIL SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Dai Banna SIL in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Dai Banna SIL under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Dai Banna SIL in Figma?
Yes: Dai Banna SIL is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Dai Banna SIL have?
Dai Banna SIL comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Dai Banna SIL?
Dai Banna SIL was designed by SIL International. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2023. SIL International also made Charis SIL, Alkalami, Gentium Book Plus and 14 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Dai Banna SIL?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Namdhinggo (100), Gentium Book Plus (97) and Gentium Plus (96), out of 100. Next to Dai Banna SIL, Namdhinggo has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Dai Banna SIL.