Sans serif · Grayscale
Farro
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CSSfont-family: 'Farro', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Farro is a free sans serif by Grayscale, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Farro has an x-height taller than 92%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Cantora One
Farro on one light table with its two closest fonts, Cantora One (84 out of 100) and Valley Sans (82). Cantora One is 36% heavier and 15% narrower, with an x-height 17% shorter; Valley Sans has an x-height 13% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Farro and Cantora One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with FarroCantora One…
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 Farro 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
Farro in 4 weights
4 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Farro, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Grayscale
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Farro 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 Farro, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Farro under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Farro, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 60.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.80lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.06 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 92% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 82% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 62% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 82% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Farro
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Cantora One8436% heavier · x-height 17% shorter · 15% narrower
- Valley Sans82x-height 13% shorter · more stroke contrast
- OpenDyslexic7743% wider · 21% lighter · x-height 7% shorter
- AR One Sans72x-height 15% shorter · 8% lighter · 4% narrower
- Armata7222% lighter · 7% wider · x-height 3% shorter
- Amarna71x-height 16% shorter · 11% narrower · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Farro →Compare side by side →Get Farro on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Farro without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Farro loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111.1% of its size, so running text keeps Farro’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Farro Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 111.10%;
ascent-override: 72.00%;
descent-override: 18.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Farro', 'Farro Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Farro
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Farro free for commercial use?
Yes. Farro 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 Farro?
FontKind doesn’t host Farro’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 Farro in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Farro 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 Farro Light and Farro Medium. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Farro in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Farro under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Farro in Figma?
Yes: Farro is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Farro have?
Farro comes in four weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500) and Bold (700).
Who designed Farro?
Farro was designed by Grayscale. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2019.
What fonts are similar to Farro?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Cantora One (84), Valley Sans (82) and OpenDyslexic (77), out of 100. Next to Farro, Cantora One is 36% heavier and 15% narrower, with an x-height 17% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Farro.