Serif · Indian Type Foundry
Laila
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CSSfont-family: 'Laila', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Laila is a free serif by Indian Type Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Laila has an x-height taller than 82%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Arima
Laila on one light table with its two closest fonts, Arima (71 out of 100) and Artifika (70). Arima has more stroke contrast; Artifika is 15% wider and 11% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Laila and Arima laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LailaArima…
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 Laila 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Laila in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Laila, 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.
Laila 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 Laila, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Laila under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Laila, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.51 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 82% of serifs
WidthNear the middle of serifs
InkLighter than 67% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 74% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Laila
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Arima71more stroke contrast
- Artifika7015% wider · more stroke contrast · 11% heavier
- Quando6617% wider · x-height 15% taller · 13% heavier
- Gotu6216% lighter · 8% wider · more stroke contrast
- Gabriela56more stroke contrast · 11% heavier · 5% wider
- Diphylleia4818% lighter · more stroke contrast · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Laila →Compare side by side →Get Laila on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Laila without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Arima71text 2.7% narrower · x-height 0.7% taller
- Diphylleia48text 2.2% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Marmelad42text 0.9% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Bellota38text 1.2% narrower · x-height 3.3% shorter
- M PLUS Rounded 1c38text 2.8% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- K2D38text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Laila loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 115.2% of its size, so running text keeps Laila’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Laila Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 115.24%;
ascent-override: 95.28%;
descent-override: 39.22%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Laila', 'Laila Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Laila
Of the 560 home pages that load Laila, 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
09 / Questions
Questions about Laila
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Laila free for commercial use?
Yes. Laila 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 Laila?
FontKind doesn’t host Laila’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 Laila in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Laila 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 Laila Light and Laila 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 Laila in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Laila under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Laila in Figma?
Yes: Laila 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 Laila have?
Laila comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Laila?
Laila was designed by Indian Type Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2014. Indian Type Foundry also made Poppins, Rajdhani, Teko and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Laila?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Arima (71), Artifika (70) and Quando (66), out of 100. Next to Laila, Arima has more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Laila.