Sans serif · Kanon Foundry
Hedvig Letters Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Hedvig Letters Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Hedvig Letters Sans is a free sans serif by Kanon Foundry, Alexander Örn, Tor Weibull and Hedvig, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Hedvig Letters Sans has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Aileron
Hedvig Letters Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Aileron (84 out of 100) and Miranda Sans (83). Aileron has nearly identical proportions; Miranda Sans has less stroke contrast.
Hedvig Letters Sans and Aileron laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Hedvig Letters SansAileron…
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 Hedvig Letters Sans 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
Hedvig Letters Sans 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 Hedvig Letters Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Kanon Foundry, Alexander Örn, Tor Weibull, Hedvig
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, math, symbols
- 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.
Hedvig Letters Sans 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 Hedvig Letters Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Hedvig Letters Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Hedvig Letters Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.36 : 1moderate stroke contrast
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 contrast than 84% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Hedvig Letters Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Hedvig Letters Sans's own familyHedvig Letters Serif
- Aileron84Nearly identical proportions
- Miranda Sans83less stroke contrast
- Ranade8315% wider · more stroke contrast
- Golos Text825% wider · less stroke contrast
- Liter81less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
- Onest80less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Hedvig Letters Sans →Compare side by side →Get Hedvig Letters Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Hedvig Letters Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Aileron84text 1.8% narrower · x-height 1.9% taller
- Miranda Sans83text 1.5% wider · same x-height
- Roboto80text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
- Plainsound80text 1.0% narrower · same x-height
- Spline Sans79same text width · x-height 4.9% taller
- TASA Orbiter78text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Hedvig Letters Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.9% of its size, so running text keeps Hedvig Letters Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Hedvig Letters Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.89%;
ascent-override: 99.14%;
descent-override: 31.10%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Hedvig Letters Sans', 'Hedvig Letters Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Hedvig Letters Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Hedvig Letters Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Hedvig Letters Sans 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 Hedvig Letters Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Hedvig Letters Sans’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 Hedvig Letters Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Hedvig Letters Sans 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 Hedvig Letters Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Hedvig Letters Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Hedvig Letters Sans in Figma?
Yes: Hedvig Letters Sans is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Hedvig Letters Sans have?
Hedvig Letters Sans 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 Hedvig Letters Sans?
Hedvig Letters Sans was designed by Kanon Foundry, Alexander Örn, Tor Weibull and Hedvig. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2023.
What fonts are similar to Hedvig Letters Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Aileron (84), Miranda Sans (83) and Ranade (83), out of 100. Next to Hedvig Letters Sans, Aileron has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Hedvig Letters Serif. See all 100 fonts like Hedvig Letters Sans.