Sans serif · Rodrigo Fuenzalida
Instrument Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Instrument Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Instrument Sans is a free sans serif by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Instrument Sans has an average x-height, is wider than 65% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mona Sans
Instrument Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mona Sans (82 out of 100) and Kecal (82). Mona Sans has nearly identical proportions; Kecal is 17% heavier and 4% narrower.
Instrument Sans and Mona Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Instrument SansMona Sans…
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 Instrument 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 / Weights
Instrument Sans in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Instrument Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Rodrigo Fuenzalida, Jordan Egstad
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Width 75–100, Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- Character sets
- 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.
Instrument 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 Instrument Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Instrument Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Instrument Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.21 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 65% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 70% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Instrument Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Mona Sans82Nearly identical proportions
- Kecal8217% heavier · 4% narrower
- Inter80x-height 7% taller
- Liter8011% heavier · 5% narrower
- Ronzino805% narrower · 10% heavier · x-height 4% taller
- Aspekta789% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Instrument Sans →Compare side by side →Get Instrument Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Instrument Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Mona Sans82text 1.5% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Ronzino80text 1.8% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
- Aspekta78text 2.3% narrower · x-height 2.0% taller
- Zalando Sans77text 1.8% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- General Sans77text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.3% taller
- Nunito Sans75text 1.3% narrower · x-height 4.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Instrument Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103.2% of its size, so running text keeps Instrument Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Instrument Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 103.22%;
ascent-override: 93.97%;
descent-override: 24.22%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Instrument Sans', 'Instrument Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Instrument Sans
Of the 18,144 home pages that load Instrument Sans, 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
- Inter8.7%1,586 sites · 0.9× chance
- Instrument Serif4.8%862 sites · 33× chanceSame designer
- Roboto4.4%798 sites · 0.2× chance
- Poppins4.1%750 sites · 0.4× chance
- Playfair Display4.1%738 sites · 1.5× chance
- Montserrat3.2%587 sites · 0.2× chance
More than chanceInstrument Serif 33×Spline Sans Mono 33×Bricolage Grotesque 15×
Fonts that go with Instrument Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerInstrument Sans + 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 Instrument Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Instrument Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Instrument 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 Instrument Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Instrument 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 two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Instrument Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Instrument Sans 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 Instrument Sans Medium and Instrument Sans 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 Instrument Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Instrument Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Instrument Sans in Figma?
Yes: Instrument Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Instrument Sans have?
Instrument Sans comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700 and widths from 75% to 100%.
Who designed Instrument Sans?
Instrument Sans was designed by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2023. Rodrigo Fuenzalida also made Raleway, Instrument Serif, Outfit and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Instrument Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mona Sans (82), Kecal (82) and Inter (80), out of 100. Next to Instrument Sans, Mona Sans has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Instrument Sans.