Sans serif · Santiago Orozco
Josefin Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Josefin Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Josefin Sans is a free sans serif by Santiago Orozco, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Josefin Sans has an x-height shorter than 96%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Alata
Josefin Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Alata (85 out of 100) and Jost (83). Alata is 8% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller; Jost is 6% narrower, with an x-height 11% taller.
Josefin Sans and Alata laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Josefin SansAlata…
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 Josefin 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
Josefin Sans in 7 weights
7 weights, 100–700, with italics · variable from 100 to 700
Variable weight, 100 to 700
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Josefin Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Santiago Orozco
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 100–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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 “Josefin Sans”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Josefin 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 Josefin Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Josefin Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Josefin Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.57lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.22 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 78% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Josefin Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Alata85x-height 11% taller · 8% heavier
- Jost83x-height 11% taller · 6% narrower
- League Spartan818% narrower
- Glacial Indifference7915% lighter · 7% narrower · x-height 6% taller
- Outfit79x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast
- Afacad Flux7810% narrower · 12% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Josefin Sans →Compare side by side →Get Josefin Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Josefin Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Josefin Sans sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Josefin Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.7% of its size, so running text keeps Josefin Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Josefin Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.71%;
ascent-override: 73.02%;
descent-override: 24.34%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Josefin Sans', 'Josefin Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Josefin Sans
Of the 43,029 home pages that load Josefin 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
- Open Sans19%8,044 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto13%5,641 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat9.4%4,026 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato7.5%3,226 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins7.1%3,048 sites · 0.6× chance
- Raleway4.9%2,096 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chanceMiniver 113×Josefin Slab 22×Ephesis 17×
Fonts that go with Josefin Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerJosefin 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 Josefin Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Josefin Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Josefin Sans 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 “Josefin Sans”.
How do I download and install Josefin Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Josefin 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 Josefin Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Josefin 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 Josefin Sans Thin and Josefin 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 Josefin Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Josefin Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Josefin Sans in Figma?
Yes: Josefin Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Josefin Sans have?
Josefin Sans comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 700.
Who designed Josefin Sans?
Josefin Sans was designed by Santiago Orozco. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2010. Santiago Orozco also made Roboto Flex, Lexend, Antic Didone and 13 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Josefin Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Alata (85), Jost (83) and League Spartan (81), out of 100. Next to Josefin Sans, Alata is 8% heavier, with an x-height 11% taller. See all 100 fonts like Josefin Sans.