Sans serif · Mohamed Gaber
Fustat
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CSSfont-family: 'Fustat', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Fustat is a free sans serif by Mohamed Gaber, Laura Garcia Mut and Khaled Hosny, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Fustat has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of NT Somic
Fustat on one light table with its two closest fonts, NT Somic (93 out of 100) and Figtree (83). NT Somic has nearly identical proportions; Figtree has nearly identical proportions.
Fustat and NT Somic laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with FustatNT Somic…
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 Fustat 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
Fustat in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–800 · variable from 200 to 800
Variable weight, 200 to 800
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Fustat, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Mohamed Gaber, Laura Garcia Mut, Khaled Hosny
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–800
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- arabic, 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.
Fustat 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 Fustat, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Fustat under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Fustat, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.03 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 86% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Fustat
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- NT Somic93Nearly identical proportions
- Figtree83Nearly identical proportions
- Albert Sans8210% lighter
- Uncut Sans80Nearly identical proportions
- DM Sans79x-height 5% taller · 4% wider · more stroke contrast
- Work Sans799% wider · 7% lighter · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Fustat →Compare side by side →Get Fustat on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Fustat without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Figtree83same text width · same x-height
- Albert Sans82text 2.7% wider · same x-height
- Uncut Sans80same text width · same x-height
- Questrial77text 1.1% narrower · same x-height
- Prodigy Sans77text 2.9% wider · same x-height
- Google Sans Flex76text 0.8% wider · x-height 2.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Fustat loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.6% of its size, so running text keeps Fustat’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Fustat Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.57%;
ascent-override: 98.46%;
descent-override: 41.35%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Fustat', 'Fustat Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Fustat
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Fustat free for commercial use?
Yes. Fustat 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 Fustat?
FontKind doesn’t host Fustat’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 Fustat in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Fustat 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 Fustat ExtraLight and Fustat ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Fustat in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Fustat under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Fustat in Figma?
Yes: Fustat is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Fustat have?
Fustat comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to ExtraBold (800). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 800.
Who designed Fustat?
Fustat was designed by Mohamed Gaber, Laura Garcia Mut and Khaled Hosny. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2024. Mohamed Gaber also made Lemonada, Blaka Hollow and Blaka.
What fonts are similar to Fustat?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are NT Somic (93), Figtree (83) and Albert Sans (82), out of 100. Next to Fustat, NT Somic has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Fustat.