Sans serif · Impallari Type

Encode Sans

Q: Is Encode Sans free for commercial use?

Yes. Encode 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 “Encode Sans”.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Width100, default

More axes (1)More axes (0)

Width100, default

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CSSfont-family: 'Encode Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Encode Sans is a free sans serif by Impallari Type, Andres Torresi and Jacques Le Bailly, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Encode Sans has an x-height taller than 82%, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Titillium Web →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Titillium Web

Encode Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Titillium Web (68 out of 100) and Maven Pro (67). Titillium Web is 10% wider, with an x-height 8% shorter; Maven Pro is 19% wider and 14% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter.

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Ink shared with Encode SansTitillium Web…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Encode 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.

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03 / Weights

Encode Sans in 9 weights

9 weights, 100–900 · variable from 100 to 900

Variable weight, 100 to 900

100 Thin
200 Extra light
300 Light
400 Regular
500 Medium
600 Semibold
700 Bold
800 Extra bold
900 Black

04 / Facts

Who made Encode Sans, and can you use it?

Designer: Impallari Type, Andres Torresi, Jacques Le Bailly
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 9 weights, 100–900
Variable axes: Width 75–125, Weight 100–900
On Google Fonts since: 2017
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, under another name. Not as “Encode Sans”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Encode Sans is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Encode Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Encode Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Encode Sans on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Encode Sans, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Encode Sans. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 54.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 74.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.73lowercase against capitals
Width: 43.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 41%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.27 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 82% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 86% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 72% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Encode Sans

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Encode Sans's own familyEncode Sans SCEncode Sans CondensedEncode Sans Semi CondensedEncode Sans Semi ExpandedEncode Sans Expanded

All 100 fonts similar to Encode Sans →Compare side by side →Get Encode Sans on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Encode Sans without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Encode Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86.1% of its size, so running text keeps Encode Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Encode Sans Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 86.05%;
  ascent-override: 119.69%;
  descent-override: 25.57%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Encode Sans', 'Encode Sans Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Encode Sans

Of the 4,981 home pages that load Encode 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

More than chanceEncode Sans Semi Condensed 248×Encode Sans Semi Expanded 175×Encode Sans Condensed 155×

Fonts that go with Encode Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerEncode 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Encode Sans

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Encode Sans free for commercial use?

Yes. Encode 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 “Encode Sans”.

How do I download and install Encode Sans?

FontKind doesn’t host Encode 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 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 Encode Sans in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Encode 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 Encode Sans Thin and Encode 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 Encode Sans in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Encode Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Encode Sans in Figma?

Yes: Encode Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Encode Sans have?

Encode Sans comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900 and widths from 75% to 125%.

Who designed Encode Sans?

Encode Sans was designed by Impallari Type, Andres Torresi and Jacques Le Bailly. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2017. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 24 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Encode Sans?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Titillium Web (68), Maven Pro (67) and Gudea (66), out of 100. Next to Encode Sans, Titillium Web is 10% wider, with an x-height 8% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Encode Sans SC, Encode Sans Condensed, Encode Sans Semi Condensed and two more. See all 100 fonts like Encode Sans.