Sans serif · Indian Type Foundry
Khand
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CSSfont-family: 'Khand', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Khand is a free sans serif by Indian Type Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Khand has an x-height taller than 89%, is narrower than 92% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Homenaje
Khand on one light table with its two closest fonts, Homenaje (88 out of 100) and Alumni Sans SC (84). Homenaje is 10% narrower and 17% heavier, with an x-height 9% shorter; Alumni Sans SC is 16% narrower, with an x-height 13% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Khand and Homenaje laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KhandHomenaje…
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 Khand alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Khand in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Khand, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Indian Type Foundry
- Kind
- Sans 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.
Khand 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 Khand, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Khand under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Khand, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 56.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.85lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 39.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 89% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 92% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 69% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 67% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Khand
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Homenaje8810% narrower · 17% heavier · x-height 9% shorter
- Alumni Sans SC8416% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Ropa Sans82x-height 14% shorter · 9% wider · 17% heavier
- Strait8117% wider · x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Alumni Sans7916% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Cuprum77x-height 12% shorter · more stroke contrast · 19% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Khand →Compare side by side →Get Khand on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Khand without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Khand loads, this sets Arial in its place at 80.3% of its size, so running text keeps Khand’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Khand Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 80.30%;
ascent-override: 130.76%;
descent-override: 59.65%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Khand', 'Khand Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Khand
Of the 2,529 home pages that load Khand, 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 Sans21%520 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto15%387 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat8.4%213 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins6.9%174 sites · 0.6× chanceSame designer
- Lato5.2%131 sites · 0.6× chance
- Oswald5.1%130 sites · 1.8× chance
More than chanceMukta 46×Oswald 1.8×Roboto Slab 1.6×
Fonts that go with Khand: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerKhand + 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 Khand
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Khand free for commercial use?
Yes. Khand 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 Khand?
FontKind doesn’t host Khand’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 Khand in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Khand 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 Khand Light and Khand 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 Khand in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Khand under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Khand in Figma?
Yes: Khand 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 Khand have?
Khand comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Khand?
Khand was designed by Indian Type Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2014. Indian Type Foundry also made Poppins, Rajdhani, Teko and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Khand?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Homenaje (88), Alumni Sans SC (84) and Ropa Sans (82), out of 100. Next to Khand, Homenaje is 10% narrower and 17% heavier, with an x-height 9% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Khand.