Sans serif · Santiago Orozco
Italiana
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CSSfont-family: 'Italiana', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Italiana is a free sans serif by Santiago Orozco, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Italiana has an average x-height, is narrower than 69% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 8.5 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Russolo
Italiana on one light table with its two closest fonts, Russolo (99 out of 100) and Melodrama (88). Russolo is 54% heavier and 10% wider, with less stroke contrast; Melodrama has less stroke contrast.
Italiana and Russolo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ItalianaRussolo…
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 Italiana 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
Italiana 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 Italiana, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Santiago Orozco
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- latin
- 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, under another name. Not as “Italiana”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Italiana 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 Italiana, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Italiana under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Italiana, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 26%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 8.50 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 69% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 98% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 100% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Italiana
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Russolo9954% heavier · less stroke contrast · 10% wider
- Melodrama88less stroke contrast
- Belleza6852% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
- Philosopher5553% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
- Bodoni Moda SC5540% heavier · 12% wider · less stroke contrast
- Aboreto5443% wider · x-height 40% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Italiana →Compare side by side →Get Italiana on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Italiana without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Arya25text 3.0% narrower · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Nyght Serif25text 1.0% narrower · x-height 1.6% taller
- Ojuju24text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Snippet24text 2.7% wider · same x-height
- Ribes20text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
- Antic19text 1.8% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Italiana loads, this sets Arial in its place at 98.7% of its size, so running text keeps Italiana’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Italiana Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 98.72%;
ascent-override: 94.00%;
descent-override: 25.32%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Italiana', 'Italiana Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Italiana
Of the 2,371 home pages that load Italiana, 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
- Montserrat17%396 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto16%373 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans10%242 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins9.4%223 sites · 0.9× chance
- Inter7.4%175 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato6.5%154 sites · 0.8× chance
More than chanceDidact Gothic 47×Cormorant Garamond 6.3×Jost 4.7×
Fonts that go with Italiana: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerItaliana + 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 Italiana
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Italiana free for commercial use?
Yes. Italiana is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Italiana”.
How do I download and install Italiana?
FontKind doesn’t host Italiana’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 Italiana in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Italiana 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 Italiana in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Italiana under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Italiana in Figma?
Yes: Italiana is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Italiana have?
Italiana 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 Italiana?
Italiana was designed by Santiago Orozco. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Santiago Orozco also made Josefin Sans, Roboto Flex, Lexend and 13 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Italiana?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Russolo (99), Melodrama (88) and Belleza (68), out of 100. Next to Italiana, Russolo is 54% heavier and 10% wider, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Italiana.