Serif · Indian Type Foundry
Karma
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CSSfont-family: 'Karma', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Karma is a free serif by Indian Type Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Karma has an average x-height, is narrower than 67% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Maitree
Karma on one light table with its two closest fonts, Maitree (91 out of 100) and Petrona (87). Maitree is 8% wider; Petrona is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 9% shorter.
Karma and Maitree laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KarmaMaitree…
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 Karma alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Karma in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Karma, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Indian Type Foundry
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Karma 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 Karma, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Karma under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Karma, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.48 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of serifs
WidthNarrower than 67% of serifs
InkLighter than 75% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 77% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Karma
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Maitree918% wider
- Petrona87more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter · 9% heavier
- Scope One8722% lighter · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
- Asar8123% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
- Halant75more stroke contrast · 10% lighter · x-height 3% taller
- Caladea7518% heavier · more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Karma →Compare side by side →Get Karma on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Karma without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cambo69text 1.9% wider · x-height 3.5% taller
- Gelasio69same text width · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Manuale69same text width · same x-height
- Charis SIL68text 1.4% wider · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Cactus Classical Serif68text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Esteban66same text width · x-height 1.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Karma loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 110.1% of its size, so running text keeps Karma’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Karma Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 110.10%;
ascent-override: 85.83%;
descent-override: 46.14%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Karma', 'Karma Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Karma
Of the 764 home pages that load Karma, 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 Sans14%107 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat12%88 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto11%82 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato11%81 sites · 1.3× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Karma
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Karma free for commercial use?
Yes. Karma 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 Karma?
FontKind doesn’t host Karma’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds five font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Karma in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Karma 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 Karma Light and Karma 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 Karma in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Karma under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Karma in Figma?
Yes: Karma is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Karma have?
Karma comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Karma?
Karma was designed by Indian Type Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2014. Indian Type Foundry also made Poppins, Rajdhani, Teko and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Karma?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Maitree (91), Petrona (87) and Scope One (87), out of 100. Next to Karma, Maitree is 8% wider. See all 100 fonts like Karma.