Serif · Frida Medrano

Kalnia

Q: Is Kalnia free for commercial use?

Yes. Kalnia is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

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Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Width100, default

More axes (1)More axes (0)

Width100, default

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CSSfont-family: 'Kalnia', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Kalnia is a free serif by Frida Medrano, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Kalnia has an x-height taller than 81%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 8.7 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Nyght Serif

Kalnia on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nyght Serif (88 out of 100) and Vidaloka (84). Nyght Serif is 15% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Vidaloka is 16% narrower and 26% heavier, with less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with KalniaNyght Serif…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Kalnia alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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Write your ownFancy font generator →Your words in Kalnia and 29 more fancy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Weights

Kalnia in 7 weights

7 weights, 100–700 · variable from 100 to 700

Variable weight, 100 to 700

100 Thin
200 Extra light
300 Light
400 Regular
500 Medium
600 Semibold
700 Bold

04 / Facts

Who made Kalnia, and can you use it?

Designer: Frida Medrano
Kind: Serif
Styles: 7 weights, 100–700
Variable axes: Width 100–125, Weight 100–700
On Google Fonts since: 2023
Character sets: latin, latin-ext, math
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.

Kalnia is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Kalnia, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Kalnia under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Kalnia on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Kalnia, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Kalnia. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 51.5% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.8% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.73lowercase against capitals
Width: 58.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 38%letter box filled
Contrast: 8.74 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 81% of serifs
WidthWider than 87% of serifs
InkLighter than 73% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 99% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Kalnia

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Kalnia's own familyKalnia Glaze

All 100 fonts similar to Kalnia →Compare side by side →Get Kalnia on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Kalnia without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Kalnia loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 130.5% of its size, so running text keeps Kalnia’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Kalnia Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 130.53%;
  ascent-override: 80.06%;
  descent-override: 22.98%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Kalnia', 'Kalnia Fallback', serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Kalnia

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Kalnia free for commercial use?

Yes. Kalnia 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 Kalnia?

FontKind doesn’t host Kalnia’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Kalnia in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Kalnia 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 Kalnia Thin and Kalnia 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 Kalnia in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Kalnia under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Kalnia in Figma?

Yes: Kalnia is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Kalnia have?

Kalnia comes in seven weights, from Thin (100) to Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 700 and widths from 100% to 125%.

Who designed Kalnia?

Kalnia was designed by Frida Medrano. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2023.

What fonts are similar to Kalnia?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nyght Serif (88), Vidaloka (84) and Prata (83), out of 100. Next to Kalnia, Nyght Serif is 15% narrower, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Kalnia Glaze. See all 100 fonts like Kalnia.