Serif · Indian Type Foundry
Halant
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CSSfont-family: 'Halant', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Halant is a free serif by Indian Type Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Halant has an x-height taller than 71%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Erode
Halant on one light table with its two closest fonts, Erode (84 out of 100) and Gupter (81). Erode has an x-height 11% shorter; Gupter is 10% narrower and 16% heavier, with an x-height 10% shorter.
Halant and Erode laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with HalantErode…
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 Halant alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Halant in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Halant, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Indian Type Foundry
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Halant 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 Halant, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Halant under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Halant, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.94 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 73% of serifs
InkLighter than 88% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Halant
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Erode84x-height 11% shorter
- Gupter81x-height 10% shorter · 10% narrower · 16% heavier
- Gambetta81x-height 10% shorter · more stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Judson78more stroke contrast · x-height 13% shorter · 22% heavier
- Gentium Plus7720% heavier · x-height 10% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Namdhinggo7632% heavier · x-height 15% shorter · 6% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Halant →Compare side by side →Get Halant on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Halant without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Halant loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 105.9% of its size, so running text keeps Halant’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Halant Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 105.88%;
ascent-override: 102.85%;
descent-override: 45.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Halant', 'Halant Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Halant
Of the 863 home pages that load Halant, 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
- Inter19%166 sites · 1.9× chance
- Open Sans12%102 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto9.7%84 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat9.3%80 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato7.2%62 sites · 0.9× chance
- Nunito Sans7.1%61 sites · 5.8× chance
More than chanceNunito Sans 5.8×Inter 1.9×
Pair checkerHalant + 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 Halant
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Halant free for commercial use?
Yes. Halant 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 Halant?
FontKind doesn’t host Halant’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds five 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 Halant in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Halant 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 Halant Light and Halant SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Halant in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Halant under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Halant in Figma?
Yes: Halant is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Halant have?
Halant comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Halant?
Halant was designed by Indian Type Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2014. Indian Type Foundry also made Poppins, Rajdhani, Teko and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Halant?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Erode (84), Gupter (81) and Gambetta (81), out of 100. Next to Halant, Erode has an x-height 11% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Halant.