Sans serif · Carrois Apostrophe
Fira Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fira Sans is a free sans serif by Carrois Apostrophe, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Fira Sans has an x-height taller than 70%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Rambla
Fira Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Rambla (79 out of 100) and Orienta (77). Rambla is 9% narrower and 6% heavier, with an x-height 4% shorter; Orienta is 6% wider.
Fira Sans and Rambla laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Fira SansRambla…
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 Fira Sans 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
Fira Sans in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- 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 Fira Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Carrois Apostrophe
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, 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.
Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fira Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Fira Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.34 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 70% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 82% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fira Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Fira Sans's own familyFira Sans CondensedFira Sans Extra Condensed
- Rambla799% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · 6% heavier
- Orienta776% wider
- Carrois Gothic766% narrower · 8% lighter
- Mukta76x-height 11% shorter · 7% narrower
- Basic7617% heavier · 6% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Carrois Gothic SC7622% lighter · x-height 6% taller · 5% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Fira Sans →Compare side by side →Get Fira Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fira Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Telex69text 1.3% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Comme68text 2.1% wider · same x-height
- Clear Sans67text 1.7% narrower · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Bespoke Sans65text 1.3% wider · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Voces65text 2.8% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Radio Canada62text 1.2% wider · x-height 2.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Fira Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104% of its size, so running text keeps Fira Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fira Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 103.96%;
ascent-override: 89.94%;
descent-override: 25.49%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Fira Sans', 'Fira Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Fira Sans
Of the 38,544 home pages that load Fira Sans, 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
- Roboto15%5,594 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans12%4,783 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat6.1%2,350 sites · 0.5× chance
- Poppins4.3%1,651 sites · 0.4× chance
- Fira Sans Condensed3.5%1,345 sites · 46× chanceFira Sans’s own family
- Lato3.5%1,344 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceFira Sans Condensed 46×Fira Sans Extra Condensed 37×Fira Mono 27×
Fonts that go with Fira Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerFira Sans + 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 Fira Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fira Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Fira Sans’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds 18 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 Fira Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans Thin and Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fira Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fira Sans in Figma?
Yes: Fira Sans 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 Fira Sans have?
Fira Sans comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Fira Sans?
Fira Sans was designed by Carrois Apostrophe. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2014. Carrois Apostrophe also made Share Tech, Share Tech Mono, Finger Paint and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Fira Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Rambla (79), Orienta (77) and Carrois Gothic (76), out of 100. Next to Fira Sans, Rambla is 9% narrower and 6% heavier, with an x-height 4% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Fira Sans Condensed and Fira Sans Extra Condensed. See all 100 fonts like Fira Sans.