Sans serif · Andrés Briganti

Geist

Q: Is Geist free for commercial use?

Yes. Geist is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Geist', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Geist is a free sans serif by Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch and three more, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Geist has an x-height taller than 72%, is wider than 72% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 62%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with BDO Grotesk →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of BDO Grotesk

Geist on one light table with its two closest fonts, BDO Grotesk (82 out of 100) and Switzer (81). BDO Grotesk is 12% heavier and 4% wider, with an x-height 7% taller; Switzer is 4% narrower and 7% heavier.

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Ink shared with GeistBDO Grotesk…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Geist 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.

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With this font

Side by sideSF Pro vs Helvetica →Apple’s screen sans and the Helvetica it replaced.

03 / Weights

Geist in 9 weights

9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900

Variable weight, 100 to 900

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 Geist, and can you use it?

Designer: Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch, Evil Rabbit, José Rago, Facundo Santana
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
Variable axes: Weight 100–900
On Google Fonts since: 2024
Character sets: cyrillic, cyrillic-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.

Geist is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Geist, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Geist under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Geist on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Geist, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Geist. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 53.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 71.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.75lowercase against capitals
Width: 53.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 40%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 72% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 72% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 62% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 73% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Geist

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Geist's own familyGeist MonoGeist Pixel

Geist's letters under another nameAspekta

All 100 fonts similar to Geist →Compare side by side →Get Geist on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Geist without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Geist loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.8% of its size, so running text keeps Geist’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Geist Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 105.84%;
  ascent-override: 94.95%;
  descent-override: 27.87%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Geist', 'Geist Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Geist

Of the 19,906 home pages that load Geist, 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

More than chanceGeist Mono 213×Podkova 126×Instrument Serif 23×

Fonts that go with Geist: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerGeist + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Geist

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Geist free for commercial use?

Yes. Geist 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 Geist?

FontKind doesn’t host Geist’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Geist in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Geist 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 Geist Thin and Geist 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 Geist in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Geist under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Geist in Figma?

Yes: Geist 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 Geist have?

Geist comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.

Who designed Geist?

Geist was designed by Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch, Evil Rabbit, José Rago and Facundo Santana. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2024. Andrés Briganti also made Basement Grotesque.

What fonts are similar to Geist?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are BDO Grotesk (82), Switzer (81) and Ronzino (81), out of 100. Next to Geist, BDO Grotesk is 12% heavier and 4% wider, with an x-height 7% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Geist Mono and Geist Pixel. See all 100 fonts like Geist.