Sans serif · Lautaro Hourcade
Gafata
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CSSfont-family: 'Gafata', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gafata is a free sans serif by Lautaro Hourcade, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Gafata has an x-height shorter than 75%, is narrower than 76% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 90%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Arsenal SC
Gafata on one light table with its two closest fonts, Arsenal SC (87 out of 100) and Arsenal (80). Arsenal SC is 10% heavier and 4% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Arsenal is 10% heavier and 4% narrower, with more stroke contrast.
Gafata and Arsenal SC laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GafataArsenal SC…
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 Gafata 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
Gafata 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 Gafata, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Lautaro Hourcade
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Gafata”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Gafata 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 Gafata, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gafata under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gafata, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 75% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 76% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 90% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gafata
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Arsenal SC87more stroke contrast · 10% heavier · 4% narrower
- Arsenal80more stroke contrast · 10% heavier · 4% narrower
- Titillium Web7918% heavier
- Inria Sans7823% heavier · 5% wider
- Anaheim785% narrower
- Gudea7712% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Gafata →Compare side by side →Get Gafata on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gafata without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Arsenal SC87text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
- Arsenal80text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
- Anaheim78text 1.4% wider · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Blinker72text 2.0% wider · same x-height
- Rambla69text 0.7% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Finlandica Headline66text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.4% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Gafata loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.1% of its size, so running text keeps Gafata’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gafata Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.10%;
ascent-override: 100.00%;
descent-override: 21.93%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gafata', 'Gafata Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gafata
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gafata free for commercial use?
Yes. Gafata 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 “Gafata”.
How do I download and install Gafata?
FontKind doesn’t host Gafata’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 Gafata in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gafata 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 Gafata in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gafata under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gafata in Figma?
Yes: Gafata is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gafata have?
Gafata 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 Gafata?
Gafata was designed by Lautaro Hourcade. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012.
What fonts are similar to Gafata?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Arsenal SC (87), Arsenal (80) and Titillium Web (79), out of 100. Next to Gafata, Arsenal SC is 10% heavier and 4% narrower, with more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Gafata.