Sans serif · Ek Type
Gotu
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CSSfont-family: 'Gotu', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Gotu is a free sans serif by Ek Type, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Gotu has an x-height taller than 65%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Dante
Gotu on one light table with its two closest fonts, Dante (63 out of 100) and Laila (62). Dante is 34% narrower and 26% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter; Laila is 20% heavier and 7% narrower, with less stroke contrast.
Gotu and Dante laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with GotuDante…
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 Gotu 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
Gotu 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 Gotu, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ek Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- Character sets
- devanagari, latin, latin-ext, 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.
Gotu 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 Gotu, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Gotu under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Gotu, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.89 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 65% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 82% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 92% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 95% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Gotu
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Dante6334% narrower · 26% heavier · x-height 12% shorter
- Laila6220% heavier · 7% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Krub61less stroke contrast · 6% narrower · x-height 5% taller
- B6125823% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller
- Ruluko5616% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Arima569% narrower · 14% heavier · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Gotu →Compare side by side →Get Gotu on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Gotu without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Tsukimi Rounded49text 0.6% narrower · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Proza Libre46text 2.6% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Convergence44text 1.2% narrower · x-height 2.9% taller
- Yusei Magic38same text width · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Valley Sans37text 2.2% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Tenor Sans35text 2.3% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Gotu loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112.1% of its size, so running text keeps Gotu’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Gotu Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.13%;
ascent-override: 99.44%;
descent-override: 48.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Gotu', 'Gotu Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Gotu
Of the 557 home pages that load Gotu, 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
09 / Questions
Questions about Gotu
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Gotu free for commercial use?
Yes. Gotu 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 Gotu?
FontKind doesn’t host Gotu’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 Gotu in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Gotu 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 Gotu in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Gotu under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Gotu in Figma?
Yes: Gotu is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Gotu have?
Gotu 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 Gotu?
Gotu was designed by Ek Type. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2020. Ek Type also made Mukta, Baloo 2, Modak and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Gotu?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Dante (63), Laila (62) and Krub (61), out of 100. Next to Gotu, Dante is 34% narrower and 26% heavier, with an x-height 12% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Gotu.