Sans serif · Vicente Lamónaca
Economica
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CSSfont-family: 'Economica', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Economica is a free sans serif by Vicente Lamónaca, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Economica has an x-height taller than 78%, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of BenchNine
Economica on one light table with its two closest fonts, BenchNine (83 out of 100) and Sofia Sans Extra Condensed (80). BenchNine is 17% heavier and 7% narrower, with an x-height 9% shorter; Sofia Sans Extra Condensed is 25% heavier and 10% narrower, with an x-height 9% shorter.
Economica and BenchNine laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with EconomicaBenchNine…
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 Economica alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- ?
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- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Economica in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Economica, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vicente Lamónaca
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Economica”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Economica 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 Economica, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Economica under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Economica, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 34.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 78% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 96% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 78% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 69% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Economica
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- BenchNine83x-height 9% shorter · 17% heavier · 7% narrower
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed8025% heavier · 10% narrower · x-height 9% shorter
- Georama7936% heavier · 17% narrower
- Yanone Kaffeesatz7744% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · more stroke contrast
- New Title7531% narrower · 34% heavier · x-height 8% taller
- Pramukh Rounded7330% narrower · 28% heavier · x-height 6% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Economica →Compare side by side →Get Economica on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Economica without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Pathway Gothic One59text 0.7% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- Homenaje56same text width · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Gotho36text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Economica loads, this sets Arial in its place at 69.6% of its size, so running text keeps Economica’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Economica Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 69.58%;
ascent-override: 136.40%;
descent-override: 28.75%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Economica', 'Economica Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Economica
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Economica free for commercial use?
Yes. Economica 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 “Economica”.
How do I download and install Economica?
FontKind doesn’t host Economica’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 Economica in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Economica 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 Economica in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Economica under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Economica in Figma?
Yes: Economica is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Economica have?
Economica comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Economica?
Economica was designed by Vicente Lamónaca. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Vicente Lamónaca also made Chau Philomene One.
What fonts are similar to Economica?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are BenchNine (83), Sofia Sans Extra Condensed (80) and Georama (79), out of 100. Next to Economica, BenchNine is 17% heavier and 7% narrower, with an x-height 9% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Economica.