Sans serif · Ben Weiner
Geo
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CSSfont-family: 'Geo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Geo is a free sans serif by Ben Weiner, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Geo has an x-height shorter than 93%, is narrower than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 60%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Samaano
Geo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Samaano (79 out of 100) and Dhurjati (75). Samaano is 30% heavier and 10% wider, with an x-height 13% taller; Dhurjati is 33% heavier, with an x-height 18% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Geo and Samaano laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GeoSamaano…
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 Geo 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 / Styles
Geo, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Geo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ben Weiner
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Geo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Geo 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 Geo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Geo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Geo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 44.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 56.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.06 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 93% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 79% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 60% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 81% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Geo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Samaano7930% heavier · x-height 13% taller · 10% wider
- Dhurjati75x-height 18% shorter · 33% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Gemunu Libre7412% narrower · x-height 11% taller · more stroke contrast
- Micro 56923% narrower · x-height 17% shorter · 16% heavier
- Unitblock68x-height 19% taller · 17% heavier · 8% narrower
- Qahiri6873% heavier · 31% narrower · x-height 30% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Geo →Compare side by side →Get Geo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Geo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Geo sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Geo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 91.4% of its size, so running text keeps Geo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Geo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 91.40%;
ascent-override: 87.72%;
descent-override: 24.04%;
line-gap-override: 9.82%;
}
font-family: 'Geo', 'Geo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Geo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Geo free for commercial use?
Yes. Geo 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 “Geo”.
How do I download and install Geo?
FontKind doesn’t host Geo’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 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 Geo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Geo 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 Geo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Geo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Geo in Figma?
Yes: Geo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Geo have?
Geo comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Geo?
Geo was designed by Ben Weiner. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2010. Ben Weiner also made Bentham and Puritan.
What fonts are similar to Geo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Samaano (79), Dhurjati (75) and Gemunu Libre (74), out of 100. Next to Geo, Samaano is 30% heavier and 10% wider, with an x-height 13% taller. See all 100 fonts like Geo.