Sans serif · Greek Font Society
GFS Neohellenic
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CSSfont-family: 'GFS Neohellenic', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
GFS Neohellenic is a free sans serif by Greek Font Society, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, GFS Neohellenic has an x-height shorter than 98%, is narrower than 91% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Harmattan
GFS Neohellenic on one light table with its two closest fonts, Harmattan (90 out of 100) and Tenali Ramakrishna (86). Harmattan is 13% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter; Tenali Ramakrishna has more stroke contrast and an x-height 8% shorter.
GFS Neohellenic and Harmattan laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GFS NeohellenicHarmattan…
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 GFS Neohellenic 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
GFS Neohellenic in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made GFS Neohellenic, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Greek Font Society
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- greek, greek-ext, latin, 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, under another name. Not as “GFS Neohellenic”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
GFS Neohellenic 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 GFS Neohellenic, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists GFS Neohellenic under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
GFS Neohellenic, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.62lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 39.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.14 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 98% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 91% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 63% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 61% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to GFS Neohellenic
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Harmattan9013% heavier · x-height 3% shorter
- Tenali Ramakrishna86more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
- Libertinus Sans77more stroke contrast · 18% wider · x-height 12% taller
- Alegreya Sans SC74x-height 29% taller · 25% wider · 19% lighter
- Alegreya Sans73x-height 19% taller · 12% wider · more stroke contrast
- Amarna67x-height 30% taller · 25% wider
All 100 fonts similar to GFS Neohellenic →Compare side by side →Get GFS Neohellenic on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap GFS Neohellenic without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until GFS Neohellenic loads, this sets Arial in its place at 86.3% of its size, so running text keeps GFS Neohellenic’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'GFS Neohellenic Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 86.34%;
ascent-override: 101.11%;
descent-override: 28.37%;
line-gap-override: 2.78%;
}
font-family: 'GFS Neohellenic', 'GFS Neohellenic Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about GFS Neohellenic
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is GFS Neohellenic free for commercial use?
Yes. GFS Neohellenic 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 “GFS Neohellenic”.
How do I download and install GFS Neohellenic?
FontKind doesn’t host GFS Neohellenic’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 GFS Neohellenic in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: GFS Neohellenic 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 GFS Neohellenic in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for GFS Neohellenic under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is GFS Neohellenic in Figma?
Yes: GFS Neohellenic is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does GFS Neohellenic have?
GFS Neohellenic comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed GFS Neohellenic?
GFS Neohellenic was designed by Greek Font Society. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2010. Greek Font Society also made GFS Didot.
What fonts are similar to GFS Neohellenic?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Harmattan (90), Tenali Ramakrishna (86) and Libertinus Sans (77), out of 100. Next to GFS Neohellenic, Harmattan is 13% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter. See all 100 fonts like GFS Neohellenic.