Sans serif · Owen Earl
Jost
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CSSfont-family: 'Jost', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Jost is a free sans serif by Owen Earl, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Jost has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Glacial Indifference
Jost on one light table with its two closest fonts, Glacial Indifference (87 out of 100) and Josefin Sans (83). Glacial Indifference is 10% lighter, with an x-height 4% shorter; Josefin Sans is 7% wider, with an x-height 10% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Jost and Glacial Indifference laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with JostGlacial Indifference…
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 Jost 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
Jost in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 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
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Jost, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Owen Earl
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- Character sets
- cyrillic, 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.
Jost 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 Jost, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Jost under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Jost, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.08 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 73% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 71% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 78% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Jost
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Glacial Indifference8710% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Josefin Sans83x-height 10% shorter · 7% wider · more stroke contrast
- Teachers8210% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Outfit818% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Afacad80x-height 9% shorter · 4% narrower · 7% lighter
- Afacad Flux80x-height 9% shorter · 4% narrower · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Jost →Compare side by side →Get Jost on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Jost without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Glacial Indifference87text 2.3% narrower · x-height 4.4% shorter
- Teachers82text 1.5% wider · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Lil Grotesk70text 1.7% wider · x-height 2.6% taller
- Didact Gothic68same text width · x-height 1.7% taller
- CMU Sans Serif59text 0.8% narrower · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Molengo58text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Jost loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.7% of its size, so running text keeps Jost’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Jost Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.72%;
ascent-override: 111.78%;
descent-override: 39.18%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Jost', 'Jost Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Jost
Of the 77,684 home pages that load Jost, 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
- Roboto11%8,829 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins8.6%6,671 sites · 0.8× chance
- Cormorant Garamond6.5%5,035 sites · 7.3× chance
- Montserrat6%4,698 sites · 0.5× chance
- Open Sans5.9%4,610 sites · 0.3× chance
- Inter4.7%3,687 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceMrs Saint Delafield 13×Allison 11×La Belle Aurore 9.7×
Fonts that go with Jost: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerJost + 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 Jost
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Jost free for commercial use?
Yes. Jost 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 Jost?
FontKind doesn’t host Jost’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 Jost in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Jost 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 Jost Thin and Jost Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Jost in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Jost under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Jost in Figma?
Yes: Jost is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Jost have?
Jost comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Jost?
Jost was designed by Owen Earl. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2020. Owen Earl also made Bodoni Moda, Besley, Bodoni Moda SC and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Jost?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Glacial Indifference (87), Josefin Sans (83) and Teachers (82), out of 100. Next to Jost, Glacial Indifference is 10% lighter, with an x-height 4% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Jost.