Sans serif · Impallari Type
Encode Sans Expanded
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CSSfont-family: 'Encode Sans Expanded', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Encode Sans Expanded 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 Expanded has an x-height taller than 81%, is wider than 86% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sansation
Encode Sans Expanded on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sansation (78 out of 100) and Maven Pro (71). Sansation is 10% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter; Maven Pro is 10% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Encode Sans Expanded and Sansation laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Encode Sans ExpandedSansation…
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 Encode Sans Expanded 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
Encode Sans Expanded in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900
- 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 Expanded, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type, Andres Torresi, Jacques Le Bailly
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 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 Expanded 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 Encode Sans Expanded, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Encode Sans Expanded under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Encode Sans Expanded, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%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 81% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 86% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 83% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 63% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Encode Sans Expanded
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Encode Sans Expanded's own familyEncode Sans Semi ExpandedEncode Sans Semi CondensedEncode Sans CondensedEncode SansEncode Sans SC
- Sansation7810% narrower · 14% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Maven Pro7110% narrower · x-height 8% shorter
- Amulya718% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
- Amiko718% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Inder7019% heavier · 8% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
- Kufam6913% heavier · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Encode Sans Expanded →Compare side by side →Get Encode Sans Expanded on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Encode Sans Expanded without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Amiko71text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- DejaVu Sans68text 0.7% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- PT Sans Caption62same text width · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Lunasima61text 2.9% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Pathway Extreme57text 0.8% narrower · same x-height
- Nebula Sans54text 2.7% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Encode Sans Expanded loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.1% of its size, so running text keeps Encode Sans Expanded’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Encode Sans Expanded Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.08%;
ascent-override: 90.29%;
descent-override: 19.28%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Encode Sans Expanded', 'Encode Sans Expanded Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Encode Sans Expanded
Of the 766 home pages that load Encode Sans Expanded, 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
- Roboto13%100 sites · 0.6× chance
- Encode Sans12%92 sites · 151× chanceEncode Sans Expanded’s own family
- Open Sans11%84 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat8.4%64 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceEncode Sans 151×
Pair checkerEncode Sans Expanded + 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 Encode Sans Expanded
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Encode Sans Expanded free for commercial use?
Yes. Encode Sans Expanded 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 Expanded?
FontKind doesn’t host Encode Sans Expanded’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds nine 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 Encode Sans Expanded in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Encode Sans Expanded 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 Expanded Thin and Encode Sans Expanded 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 Expanded in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Encode Sans Expanded under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Encode Sans Expanded in Figma?
Yes: Encode Sans Expanded 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 Expanded have?
Encode Sans Expanded comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900).
Who designed Encode Sans Expanded?
Encode Sans Expanded 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 Expanded?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sansation (78), Maven Pro (71) and Amulya (71), out of 100. Next to Encode Sans Expanded, Sansation is 10% narrower and 14% heavier, with an x-height 5% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Encode Sans Semi Expanded, Encode Sans Semi Condensed, Encode Sans Condensed and two more. See all 100 fonts like Encode Sans Expanded.