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DM Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
DM Sans is a free sans serif by Colophon Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, DM Sans has an x-height taller than 69%, is wider than 67% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fixel
DM Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fixel (82 out of 100) and NT Somic (82). Fixel has nearly identical proportions; NT Somic has an x-height 5% shorter.
DM Sans and Fixel laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DM SansFixel…
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 DM Sans 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
DM Sans in 10 weights
10 weights, 100–1000, with italics · variable from 100 to 1000
Variable weight, 100 to 1000
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 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
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
- 1000, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made DM Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Colophon Foundry
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 10 weights, 100–1000, with italics
- Variable axes
- Optical size 9–40, Weight 100–1000
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
DM Sans 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 DM Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists DM Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
DM Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 69% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 67% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 62% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to DM Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
DM Sans's letters under another nameRethink Sans
- Fixel82Nearly identical proportions
- NT Somic82x-height 5% shorter
- Fustat79x-height 5% shorter · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Host Grotesk79x-height 6% shorter · 11% heavier
- Poppins786% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Inter77x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to DM Sans →Compare side by side →Get DM Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap DM Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fixel82text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- NT Somic82text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Inter77same text width · x-height 3.8% taller
- Onest74text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
- Albert Sans72text 2.5% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Scoutie Sans71text 2.7% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until DM Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 107% of its size, so running text keeps DM Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'DM Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 106.96%;
ascent-override: 92.74%;
descent-override: 28.98%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'DM Sans', 'DM Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with DM Sans
Of the 123,230 home pages that load DM Sans, 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
- Roboto12%14,788 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter7.7%9,478 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins7.2%8,829 sites · 0.7× chance
- Playfair Display6%7,350 sites · 2.3× chance
- Montserrat5.3%6,537 sites · 0.4× chance
- Open Sans4.5%5,554 sites · 0.2× chance
More than chanceDM Mono 18×DM Serif Display 11×Syne 9×
Fonts that go with DM Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerDM Sans + 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 DM Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is DM Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. DM Sans 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 DM Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host DM Sans’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 variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 DM Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: DM Sans 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 DM Sans Thin and DM Sans Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is DM Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for DM Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is DM Sans in Figma?
Yes: DM Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all ten weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does DM Sans have?
DM Sans comes in ten weights, from Thin (100) to 1000, each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 1000 and optical sizes from 9 to 40.
Who designed DM Sans?
DM Sans was designed by Colophon Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2019. Colophon Foundry also made Space Mono, DM Serif Display, DM Mono and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to DM Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fixel (82), NT Somic (82) and Fustat (79), out of 100. Next to DM Sans, Fixel has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like DM Sans.