Sans serif · Natanael Gama
Exo
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CSSfont-family: 'Exo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Exo is a free sans serif by Natanael Gama and Robin Mientjes, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Exo has an x-height taller than 76%, is wider than 61% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 81%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mina
Exo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mina (100 out of 100) and Matangi (81). Mina has less stroke contrast; Matangi is 17% lighter, with an x-height 19% taller and less stroke contrast.
Exo and Mina laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ExoMina…
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 Exo 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
Exo in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Exo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Natanael Gama, Robin Mientjes
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Exo 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 Exo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Exo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Exo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.22 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 76% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 61% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 81% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 60% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Exo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Exo's own familyExo 2
- Mina100less stroke contrast
- Matangi81x-height 19% taller · 17% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Armata7914% wider · x-height 9% taller · 8% lighter
- Titillium Web749% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · 7% heavier
- Sintony71x-height 7% taller · 5% wider
- Saira69x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Exo →Compare side by side →Get Exo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Exo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Mina100text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
- Saira69text 0.5% narrower · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Doppio One64text 1.7% wider · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Encode Sans Semi Expanded63text 1.6% wider · x-height 1.7% taller
- Monda60text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Sansation59text 2.2% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Exo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.3% of its size, so running text keeps Exo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Exo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.31%;
ascent-override: 95.15%;
descent-override: 31.05%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Exo', 'Exo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Exo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Exo free for commercial use?
Yes. Exo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Exo?
FontKind doesn’t host Exo’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Exo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Exo 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 Exo Thin and Exo 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 Exo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Exo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Exo in Figma?
Yes: Exo is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Exo have?
Exo comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Exo?
Exo was designed by Natanael Gama and Robin Mientjes. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Natanael Gama also made Cinzel, Cinzel Decorative, Arima and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Exo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mina (100), Matangi (81) and Armata (79), out of 100. Next to Exo, Mina has less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Exo 2. See all 100 fonts like Exo.