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Google Sans Flex

Case
72 px
400 Regular
0 em
1.10
100, default
18, default
0, default
More axes (5)More axes (2)
100, default
18, default
0, default
0, default
0, default

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CSSfont-family: 'Google Sans Flex', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;

Google Sans Flex is a free sans serif by Google, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Google Sans Flex has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Kripa →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Kripa

Google Sans Flex on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kripa (83 out of 100) and Wix Madefor Text (83). Kripa is 12% lighter and 6% wider, with an x-height 7% taller; Wix Madefor Text is 13% lighter and 3% wider, with an x-height 4% shorter.

Layout
Letters
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Google Sans Flex and Kripa laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Google Sans FlexKripa…

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.

Open in the compare tool →

02 / Letters

The Google Sans Flex 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

Google Sans Flex in 11 weights

11 weights, 1–1000 · variable from 1 to 1000

Variable weight, 1 to 1000

  • 1
  • 100 Thin
  • 200 Extra light
  • 300 Light
  • 400 Regular
  • 500 Medium
  • 600 Semibold
  • 700 Bold
  • 800 Extra bold
  • 900 Black
  • 1000

04 / Facts

Who made Google Sans Flex, and can you use it?

Designer
Google
Kind
Sans serif
Styles
11 weights, 1–1000
Variable axes
GRAD 0–100, ROND 0–100, Optical size 6–144, Slant -10–0, Width 25–151, Weight 1–1000
On Google Fonts since
2025
Character sets
canadian-aboriginal, cherokee, latin, latin-ext, math, nushu, symbols, syriac, tifinagh, 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.

Google Sans Flex 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 Google Sans Flex, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Google Sans Flex 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 Google Sans Flex on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Google Sans Flex, measured

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

Hxgp in Google Sans Flex. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
51.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
71.6% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.71lowercase against capitals
Width
51.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
43%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-heightNear the middle of sans serifs

  • WidthNear the middle of sans serifs

  • InkNear the middle of sans serifs

  • ContrastMore even than 72% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Google Sans Flex

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Google Sans Flex's own familyGoogle SansGoogle Sans Code

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

07 / Swap

Swap Google Sans Flex without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Google Sans Flex loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.3% of its size, so running text keeps Google Sans Flex’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Google Sans Flex Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 102.33%;
  ascent-override: 94.40%;
  descent-override: 27.95%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Google Sans Flex', 'Google Sans Flex Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Google Sans Flex

Of the 2,022 home pages that load Google Sans Flex, 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

Not all of Roboto with Google Sans is design: Google’s maps and other widgets load Roboto and Google Sans into the pages they sit on.

More than chanceDM Sans 2.1×Google Sans 1.8×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerGoogle Sans Flex + 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 Google Sans Flex

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

Is Google Sans Flex free for commercial use?

Yes. Google Sans Flex 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 Google Sans Flex?

FontKind doesn’t host Google Sans Flex’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 Google Sans Flex in Microsoft Word?

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

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

Is Google Sans Flex in Figma?

Yes: Google Sans Flex is in Figma’s font menu with all eleven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Google Sans Flex have?

Google Sans Flex comes in eleven weights, from 1 to 1000. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 1 to 1000, optical sizes from 6 to 144, a slant of up to 10° and widths from 25% to 151%, plus two axes of its own.

Who designed Google Sans Flex?

Google Sans Flex was designed by Google. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2025. Google also made Noto Sans, Noto Serif Japanese, Noto Serif and four more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Google Sans Flex?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kripa (83), Wix Madefor Text (83) and Kumbh Sans (82), out of 100. Next to Google Sans Flex, Kripa is 12% lighter and 6% wider, with an x-height 7% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Google Sans and Google Sans Code. See all 100 fonts like Google Sans Flex.