Sans serif · Onur Yazıcıgil
Duru Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Duru Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Duru Sans is a free sans serif by Onur Yazıcıgil, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Duru Sans has an x-height taller than 88%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Asap Sharp
Duru Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Asap Sharp (83 out of 100) and Murecho (82). Asap Sharp is 13% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter; Murecho is 14% narrower and 19% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Duru Sans and Asap Sharp laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Duru SansAsap Sharp…
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 Duru 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 / Sizes
Duru Sans 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 Duru Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Onur Yazıcıgil
- 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 “Duru”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Duru 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 Duru Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Duru Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Duru Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 56.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 88% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 87% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 86% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 62% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Duru Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Asap Sharp8313% narrower · 16% heavier · x-height 7% shorter
- Murecho8214% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
- Amulya82x-height 11% shorter · 9% narrower
- Nobile795% narrower · 7% heavier
- Oxygen7812% narrower · 11% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Junction766% narrower · 12% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Duru Sans →Compare side by side →Get Duru Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Duru Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Armata73text 2.0% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Allerta58text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.5% shorter
- DejaVu Sans57text 2.5% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Duru Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 117.8% of its size, so running text keeps Duru Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Duru Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 117.82%;
ascent-override: 83.71%;
descent-override: 22.38%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Duru Sans', 'Duru Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Duru Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Duru Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Duru Sans 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 “Duru”.
How do I download and install Duru Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Duru 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 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 Duru Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Duru Sans 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 Duru Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Duru Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Duru Sans in Figma?
Yes: Duru Sans is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Duru Sans have?
Duru Sans 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 Duru Sans?
Duru Sans was designed by Onur Yazıcıgil. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011.
What fonts are similar to Duru Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Asap Sharp (83), Murecho (82) and Amulya (82), out of 100. Next to Duru Sans, Asap Sharp is 13% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Duru Sans.