Sans serif · Cyreal
Federo
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CSSfont-family: 'Federo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Federo is a free sans serif by Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Federo has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 68%. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Belleza
Federo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Belleza (75 out of 100) and Bagnard Sans (73). Belleza is 11% lighter; Bagnard Sans is 18% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 4% taller.
Federo and Belleza laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with FederoBelleza…
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 Federo 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 / Sizes
Federo at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Federo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cyreal
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Federo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Federo 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 Federo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Federo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Federo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.31 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 80% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 68% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Federo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Belleza7511% lighter
- Bagnard Sans7318% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% taller
- Average Sans73less stroke contrast
- Carme6916% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller
- Russolo6816% wider · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
- Cambay67less stroke contrast · 9% wider · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Federo →Compare side by side →Get Federo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Federo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Belleza75text 0.7% narrower · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Average Sans73text 2.5% wider · x-height 0.9% shorter
- UNAL Ancizar Sans54text 1.7% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Federo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 90.6% of its size, so running text keeps Federo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Federo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 90.60%;
ascent-override: 101.48%;
descent-override: 28.57%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Federo', 'Federo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Federo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Federo free for commercial use?
Yes. Federo 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 “Federo”.
How do I download and install Federo?
FontKind doesn’t host Federo’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Federo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Federo isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Federo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Federo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Federo in Figma?
Yes: Federo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Federo have?
Federo comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Federo?
Federo was designed by Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 31 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Federo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Belleza (75), Bagnard Sans (73) and Average Sans (73), out of 100. Next to Federo, Belleza is 11% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Federo.