Sans serif · Purushoth Kumar Guttula
Gidugu
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CSSfont-family: 'Gidugu', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gidugu is a free sans serif by Purushoth Kumar Guttula, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Gidugu has an x-height shorter than 99%, is narrower than 97% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 93%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Jomhuria
Gidugu on one light table with its two closest fonts, Jomhuria (94 out of 100) and Dhurjati (93). Jomhuria is 30% heavier and 14% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter; Dhurjati is 27% wider, with an x-height 13% taller and less stroke contrast.
Gidugu and Jomhuria laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GiduguJomhuria…
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 Gidugu 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
Gidugu 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 Gidugu, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Purushoth Kumar Guttula
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, telugu
- 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.
Gidugu 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 Gidugu, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gidugu under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gidugu, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 32.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 40.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 32.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 61%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.03 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 99% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 97% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 93% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 96% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gidugu
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Jomhuria9430% heavier · 14% narrower · x-height 12% shorter
- Dhurjati9327% wider · x-height 13% taller · less stroke contrast
- Gurajada88less stroke contrast
- Genos7633% wider · x-height 25% taller · 40% lighter
- Arya72x-height 50% taller · 45% wider · 27% lighter
- Optician Sans7285% wider · x-height 56% taller · 34% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Gidugu →Compare side by side →Get Gidugu on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gidugu without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Gidugu loads, this sets Arial in its place at 66.4% of its size, so running text keeps Gidugu’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gidugu Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 66.35%;
ascent-override: 173.50%;
descent-override: 105.92%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gidugu', 'Gidugu Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Gidugu
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gidugu free for commercial use?
Yes. Gidugu 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 Gidugu?
FontKind doesn’t host Gidugu’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 Gidugu in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gidugu 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 Gidugu in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gidugu under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gidugu in Figma?
Yes: Gidugu is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gidugu have?
Gidugu 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 Gidugu?
Gidugu was designed by Purushoth Kumar Guttula. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2014. Purushoth Kumar Guttula also made Ramabhadra, Gurajada, Suranna and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Gidugu?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Jomhuria (94), Dhurjati (93) and Gurajada (88), out of 100. Next to Gidugu, Jomhuria is 30% heavier and 14% narrower, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gidugu.