Sans serif · SIL International
Kedebideri
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CSSfont-family: 'Kedebideri', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kedebideri is a free sans serif by SIL International, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Kedebideri has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 65% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nebula Sans
Kedebideri on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nebula Sans (91 out of 100) and Narnoor (90). Nebula Sans is 14% wider, with an x-height 6% taller; Narnoor is 30% heavier and 4% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter.
Kedebideri and Nebula Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KedebideriNebula Sans…
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 Kedebideri 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
Kedebideri in 6 weights
6 weights, 400–900
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Kedebideri, and can you use it?
- Designer
- SIL International
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 400–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- beria-erfe, 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 “Kedebideri”, “SIL” or “Source”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kedebideri 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 Kedebideri, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kedebideri under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Kedebideri, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 65% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 87% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 63% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kedebideri
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Kedebideri's letters under another nameVartaSource Sans 3
- Nebula Sans9114% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Narnoor9030% heavier · x-height 6% shorter · 4% narrower
- Tajawal77x-height 9% shorter
- News Cycle7611% narrower · x-height 3% taller
- Synonym766% wider · x-height 4% shorter
- Kantumruy Pro769% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Kedebideri →Compare side by side →Get Kedebideri on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Kedebideri without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Zen Kaku Gothic New72text 0.7% wider · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Gudea71text 2.6% narrower · same x-height
- Imprima68same text width · same x-height
- Sarabun68text 0.7% narrower · same x-height
- Cambay67same text width · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Cabinet Grotesk67text 2.4% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Kedebideri loads, this sets Arial in its place at 98.9% of its size, so running text keeps Kedebideri’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kedebideri Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 98.93%;
ascent-override: 101.09%;
descent-override: 25.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kedebideri', 'Kedebideri Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kedebideri
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Kedebideri free for commercial use?
Yes. Kedebideri 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 “Kedebideri”, “SIL” or “Source”.
How do I download and install Kedebideri?
FontKind doesn’t host Kedebideri’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds six 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 Kedebideri in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Kedebideri 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 Kedebideri Medium and Kedebideri 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 Kedebideri in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Kedebideri under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Kedebideri in Figma?
Yes: Kedebideri is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Kedebideri have?
Kedebideri comes in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900).
Who designed Kedebideri?
Kedebideri was designed by SIL International. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2025. SIL International also made Charis SIL, Alkalami, Gentium Book Plus and 14 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Kedebideri?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nebula Sans (91), Narnoor (90) and Tajawal (77), out of 100. Next to Kedebideri, Nebula Sans is 14% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Kedebideri.