Sans serif · Santiago Orozco
Dorsa
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CSSfont-family: 'Dorsa', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Dorsa is a free sans serif by Santiago Orozco, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Dorsa has an average x-height, is narrower than 100% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Six Caps
Dorsa on one light table with its two closest fonts, Six Caps (88 out of 100) and Wire One (82). Six Caps is 22% wider and 34% heavier, with an x-height 50% taller; Wire One is 39% wider and 49% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Dorsa and Six Caps laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with DorsaSix Caps…
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 Dorsa 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
Dorsa 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 Dorsa, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Santiago Orozco
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Dorsa”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Dorsa 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 Dorsa, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Dorsa under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Dorsa, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 18.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.41 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 100% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 81% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 98% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Dorsa
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Six Caps88x-height 50% taller · 22% wider · 34% heavier
- Wire One8239% wider · 49% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Alumni Sans Pinstripe8176% wider · 67% lighter · less stroke contrast
- New Title7929% wider · 36% heavier · x-height 16% taller
- Tulpen One7718% wider · less stroke contrast
- Pramukh Rounded7731% wider · 30% heavier · x-height 14% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Dorsa →Compare side by side →Get Dorsa on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Dorsa without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Dorsa sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Dorsa loads, this sets Arial in its place at 37.5% of its size, so running text keeps Dorsa’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Dorsa Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 37.52%;
ascent-override: 228.41%;
descent-override: 53.31%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Dorsa', 'Dorsa Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Dorsa
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Dorsa free for commercial use?
Yes. Dorsa 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 “Dorsa”.
How do I download and install Dorsa?
FontKind doesn’t host Dorsa’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 Dorsa in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Dorsa 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 Dorsa in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Dorsa under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Dorsa in Figma?
Yes: Dorsa is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Dorsa have?
Dorsa 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 Dorsa?
Dorsa was designed by Santiago Orozco. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Santiago Orozco also made Josefin Sans, Roboto Flex, Lexend and 13 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Dorsa?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Six Caps (88), Wire One (82) and Alumni Sans Pinstripe (81), out of 100. Next to Dorsa, Six Caps is 22% wider and 34% heavier, with an x-height 50% taller. See all 100 fonts like Dorsa.