Display · Ariel Martín Pérez
Kobata
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CSSfont-family: 'Kobata', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Kobata is a free display font by Ariel Martín Pérez, from Tunera Type Foundry. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Kobata has an x-height shorter than 62%, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Pixelify Sans
Kobata on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pixelify Sans (74 out of 100) and Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (71). Pixelify Sans is 27% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter; Jacquarda Bastarda 9 is 17% wider and 20% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Kobata and Pixelify Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with KobataPixelify 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 Kobata 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
Kobata in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Kobata, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ariel Martín Pérez
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- From
- Tunera Type Foundry
- Character sets
- 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.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Kobata”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Kobata 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Kobata comes from Tunera Type Foundry. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Tunera Type Foundry first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Kobata, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Kobata under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Kobata, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 80.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.63lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 49%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 62% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 72% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Kobata
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Pixelify Sans7427% wider · x-height 10% shorter · 7% lighter
- Jacquarda Bastarda 97117% wider · 20% lighter · x-height 8% shorter
- Vyaz Pixel68x-height 64% taller · 17% narrower
- Micro 561x-height 27% shorter · 23% narrower
- Jersey 105629% heavier · x-height 14% shorter · 13% narrower
- Facade55x-height 14% taller · 26% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Kobata →Compare side by side →Get Kobata on Tunera Type Foundry
07 / Swap
Swap Kobata without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Redaction 10052same text width · same x-height
- Honk36text 1.7% wider · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Redaction 7032text 1.5% wider · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Keania One18same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Kobata loads, this sets Arial in its place at 98.1% of its size, so running text keeps Kobata’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Kobata Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 98.07%;
ascent-override: 101.96%;
descent-override: 20.39%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Kobata', 'Kobata Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Kobata
Answered from its licence, Tunera Type Foundry and each app’s own font list
Is Kobata free for commercial use?
Yes. Kobata 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 “Kobata”.
How do I download and install Kobata?
Kobata comes free from Tunera Type Foundry . Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses are FontKind’s own copy, kept with its licence file .
Is Kobata in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Kobata comes from Tunera Type Foundry. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Kobata have?
Kobata comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Kobata?
Kobata was designed by Ariel Martín Pérez. Ariel Martín Pérez also made Azabache, Brassia, Canarina and twelve more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Kobata?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pixelify Sans (74), Jacquarda Bastarda 9 (71) and Vyaz Pixel (68), out of 100. Next to Kobata, Pixelify Sans is 27% wider and 7% lighter, with an x-height 10% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Kobata.