Sans serif · Erin McLaughlin
Hubballi
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CSSfont-family: 'Hubballi', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Hubballi is a free sans serif by Erin McLaughlin, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Hubballi has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Dongle
Hubballi on one light table with its two closest fonts, Dongle (89 out of 100) and Gruppo (86). Dongle is 78% heavier and 29% narrower, with an x-height 25% shorter; Gruppo is 28% lighter and 14% wider, with more stroke contrast.
Hubballi and Dongle laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with HubballiDongle…
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 Hubballi 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
Hubballi 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 Hubballi, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Erin McLaughlin
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- kannada, 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.
Hubballi 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 Hubballi, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Hubballi under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Hubballi, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 39.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 53.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 80% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 95% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Hubballi
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Dongle8978% heavier · 29% narrower · x-height 25% shorter
- Gruppo8628% lighter · 14% wider · more stroke contrast
- Zen Kurenaido81x-height 7% taller · 4% narrower
- Zen Maru Gothic81x-height 22% taller · 7% wider · 8% heavier
- Quicksand80x-height 32% taller · 16% wider
- Beiruti7940% heavier · 13% narrower · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Hubballi →Compare side by side →Get Hubballi on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Hubballi without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Hubballi sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Hubballi loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.9% of its size, so running text keeps Hubballi’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Hubballi Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.90%;
ascent-override: 82.34%;
descent-override: 20.56%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Hubballi', 'Hubballi Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Hubballi
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Hubballi free for commercial use?
Yes. Hubballi 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 Hubballi?
FontKind doesn’t host Hubballi’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 Hubballi in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Hubballi 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 Hubballi in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Hubballi under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Hubballi in Figma?
Yes: Hubballi is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Hubballi have?
Hubballi 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 Hubballi?
Hubballi was designed by Erin McLaughlin. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2021. Erin McLaughlin also made BhuTuka Expanded One.
What fonts are similar to Hubballi?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Dongle (89), Gruppo (86) and Zen Kurenaido (81), out of 100. Next to Hubballi, Dongle is 78% heavier and 29% narrower, with an x-height 25% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Hubballi.