Serif · Afrotype
Danfo
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CSSfont-family: 'Danfo', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Danfo is a free serif by Afrotype, Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite and two more, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Danfo has an x-height taller than 99%, is wider than 95% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 99%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ultra
Danfo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ultra (69 out of 100) and Boxing (63). Ultra is 13% wider and 14% heavier, with an x-height 25% shorter; Boxing is 14% wider, with an x-height 37% shorter.
Danfo and Ultra laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DanfoUltra…
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 Danfo 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Danfo 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 Danfo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Afrotype, Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite, David Udoh, Mirko Velimirović
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- Variable axes
- ELSH 0–100
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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.
Danfo 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 Danfo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Danfo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Danfo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 71.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 64.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 75%letter box filled
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 99% of serifs
WidthWider than 95% of serifs
InkDarker than 99% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Danfo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ultra69x-height 25% shorter · 13% wider · 14% heavier
- Boxing63x-height 37% shorter · 14% wider
- Holtwood One SC6228% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Exile5611% wider · 16% lighter
- Badeen Display55x-height 16% shorter · 31% heavier · 5% narrower
- Smokum5341% narrower · x-height 30% shorter · 26% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Danfo →Compare side by side →Get Danfo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Danfo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Danfo loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 135% of its size, so running text keeps Danfo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Danfo Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 135.02%;
ascent-override: 77.77%;
descent-override: 18.52%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Danfo', 'Danfo Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Danfo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Danfo free for commercial use?
Yes. Danfo 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 Danfo?
FontKind doesn’t host Danfo’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Danfo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Danfo 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 Danfo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Danfo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Danfo in Figma?
Yes: Danfo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Danfo have?
Danfo comes in one weight, Regular (400). It is a variable font, with one axis of its own. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Danfo?
Danfo was designed by Afrotype, Seyi Olusanya, Eyiyemi Adegbite, David Udoh and Mirko Velimirović. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2024. Afrotype also made Tac One.
What fonts are similar to Danfo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ultra (69), Boxing (63) and Holtwood One SC (62), out of 100. Next to Danfo, Ultra is 13% wider and 14% heavier, with an x-height 25% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Danfo.