Sans serif · Impallari Type
Encode Sans SC
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CSSfont-family: 'Encode Sans SC', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Encode Sans SC is a free sans serif by Impallari Type, Andres Torresi and Jacques Le Bailly, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Encode Sans SC has an x-height taller than 92%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Titillium Web
Encode Sans SC on one light table with its two closest fonts, Titillium Web (75 out of 100) and Maven Pro (73). Titillium Web is 19% heavier and 4% narrower, with an x-height 16% shorter; Maven Pro is 4% wider and 6% heavier, with an x-height 16% shorter.
Encode Sans SC and Titillium Web laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Encode Sans SCTitillium 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.
02 / Letters
The Encode Sans SC 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Encode Sans SC 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 SC, 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
- 2020
- 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 SC 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 SC, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Encode Sans SC under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Encode Sans SC, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 59.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 92% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 91% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Encode Sans SC
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Encode Sans SC's own familyEncode SansEncode Sans CondensedEncode Sans Semi CondensedEncode Sans Semi ExpandedEncode Sans Expanded
- Titillium Web75x-height 16% shorter · 19% heavier · 4% narrower
- Maven Pro73x-height 16% shorter · 4% wider · 6% heavier
- Mako73x-height 16% shorter · 27% heavier
- Amulya72x-height 15% shorter · 6% wider · 11% heavier
- Armata7121% wider
- Murecho7028% heavier · x-height 13% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Encode Sans SC →Compare side by side →Get Encode Sans SC on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Encode Sans SC without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Encode Sans SC sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Encode Sans SC loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.4% of its size, so running text keeps Encode Sans SC’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Encode Sans SC Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.44%;
ascent-override: 103.58%;
descent-override: 22.12%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Encode Sans SC', 'Encode Sans SC Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Encode Sans SC
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Encode Sans SC free for commercial use?
Yes. Encode Sans SC 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 SC?
FontKind doesn’t host Encode Sans SC’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 SC in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Encode Sans SC 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 SC Thin and Encode Sans SC 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 SC in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Encode Sans SC under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Encode Sans SC in Figma?
Yes: Encode Sans SC 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 SC have?
Encode Sans SC 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 SC?
Encode Sans SC was designed by Impallari Type, Andres Torresi and Jacques Le Bailly. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2020. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 24 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Encode Sans SC?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Titillium Web (75), Maven Pro (73) and Mako (73), out of 100. Next to Encode Sans SC, Titillium Web is 19% heavier and 4% narrower, with an x-height 16% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Encode Sans, Encode Sans Condensed, Encode Sans Semi Condensed and two more. See all 100 fonts like Encode Sans SC.