Sans serif · Alexandra Korolkova
Golos Text
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CSSfont-family: 'Golos Text', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Golos Text is a free sans serif by Alexandra Korolkova and Vitaly Kuzmin, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Golos Text has an x-height taller than 72%, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Miranda Sans
Golos Text on one light table with its two closest fonts, Miranda Sans (85 out of 100) and Aileron (84). Miranda Sans is 4% narrower; Aileron is 6% narrower, with more stroke contrast.
Golos Text and Miranda Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Golos TextMiranda Sans…
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 Golos Text 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
Golos Text in 6 weights
6 weights, 400–900 · variable from 400 to 900
Variable weight, 400 to 900
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Golos Text, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Alexandra Korolkova, Vitaly Kuzmin
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 400–900
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext
- 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.
Golos Text 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 Golos Text, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Golos Text under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Golos Text, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.13 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 72% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 79% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 65% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Golos Text
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Miranda Sans854% narrower
- Aileron84more stroke contrast · 6% narrower
- Onest823% narrower
- Hedvig Letters Sans82more stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Vend Sans826% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Aspekta816% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Golos Text →Compare side by side →Get Golos Text on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Golos Text without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Onest82text 2.9% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Open Sauce One78text 0.8% wider · x-height 4.3% taller
- Inter77text 1.7% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
- Guidy73text 1.5% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Be Vietnam Pro72text 1.5% wider · same x-height
- Mozilla Text72text 2.5% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Golos Text loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.3% of its size, so running text keeps Golos Text’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Golos Text Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.31%;
ascent-override: 89.65%;
descent-override: 20.13%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Golos Text', 'Golos Text Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Golos Text
Of the 5,718 home pages that load Golos Text, 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
- Inter8.3%474 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto6%344 sites · 0.3× chance
- Montserrat4.6%261 sites · 0.3× chance
- Unbounded3.4%197 sites · 32× chance
- Open Sans3.1%175 sites · 0.2× chance
- Manrope2.9%168 sites · 1.7× chance
More than chanceCal Sans 91×Unbounded 32×Onest 13×
Fonts that go with Golos Text: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerGolos Text + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Golos Text
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Golos Text free for commercial use?
Yes. Golos Text 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 Golos Text?
FontKind doesn’t host Golos Text’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Golos Text in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Golos Text 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 Golos Text Medium and Golos Text 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 Golos Text in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Golos Text under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Golos Text in Figma?
Yes: Golos Text is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Golos Text have?
Golos Text comes in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 900.
Who designed Golos Text?
Golos Text was designed by Alexandra Korolkova and Vitaly Kuzmin. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2023.
What fonts are similar to Golos Text?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Miranda Sans (85), Aileron (84) and Onest (82), out of 100. Next to Golos Text, Miranda Sans is 4% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Golos Text.