Sans serif · SMC
Gayathri
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CSSfont-family: 'Gayathri', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gayathri is a free sans serif by SMC and Binoy Dominic, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Gayathri has an x-height shorter than 76%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Open Runde
Gayathri on one light table with its two closest fonts, Open Runde (80 out of 100) and Istok Web (78). Open Runde is 7% wider, with an x-height 12% taller and less stroke contrast; Istok Web is 8% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller.
Gayathri and Open Runde laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GayathriOpen Runde…
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 Gayathri 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
Gayathri in 3 weights
3 weights, 100–700
- 100 Thin
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Gayathri, and can you use it?
- Designer
- SMC, Binoy Dominic
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 3 weights, 100–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2019
- Character sets
- latin, malayalam
- 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.
Gayathri 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 Gayathri, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gayathri under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gayathri, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.79 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 76% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 74% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 94% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gayathri
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Open Runde80x-height 12% taller · less stroke contrast · 7% wider
- Istok Web78less stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller · 8% heavier
- Zen Maru Gothic77less stroke contrast · 15% lighter
- National Park74less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller · 7% heavier
- Mandali73less stroke contrast
- Nanum Gothic72x-height 11% taller · less stroke contrast · 14% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Gayathri →Compare side by side →Get Gayathri on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gayathri without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Istok Web78text 2.2% wider · x-height 5.0% taller
- Zen Maru Gothic77same text width · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Mandali73text 2.4% wider · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Nunito70text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Manjari64text 2.8% wider · x-height 2.4% taller
- SN Pro63text 0.7% wider · x-height 1.3% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Gayathri loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.7% of its size, so running text keeps Gayathri’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gayathri Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.66%;
ascent-override: 73.49%;
descent-override: 48.99%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gayathri', 'Gayathri Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gayathri
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gayathri free for commercial use?
Yes. Gayathri 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 Gayathri?
FontKind doesn’t host Gayathri’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds three 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 Gayathri in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gayathri 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 Gayathri Thin. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Gayathri in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gayathri under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gayathri in Figma?
Yes: Gayathri is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gayathri have?
Gayathri comes in three weights: Thin (100), Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Gayathri?
Gayathri was designed by SMC and Binoy Dominic. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2019. SMC also made Meera Inimai and Chilanka.
What fonts are similar to Gayathri?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Open Runde (80), Istok Web (78) and Zen Maru Gothic (77), out of 100. Next to Gayathri, Open Runde is 7% wider, with an x-height 12% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Gayathri.