Sans serif · Borna Izadpanah
Lalezar
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CSSfont-family: 'Lalezar', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lalezar is a free sans serif by Borna Izadpanah, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Lalezar has an x-height shorter than 89%, is narrower than 61% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Passion One
Lalezar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Passion One (76 out of 100) and Braah One (72). Passion One is 15% narrower and 10% heavier, with an x-height 4% taller; Braah One is 14% wider and 15% lighter, with an x-height 11% taller.
Lalezar and Passion One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LalezarPassion One…
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 Lalezar 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 / Sizes
Lalezar at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Lalezar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Borna Izadpanah
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- arabic, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Lalezar 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 Lalezar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lalezar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lalezar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 57.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.81lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 74%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.53 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 61% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 98% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 92% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Lalezar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Passion One7615% narrower · 10% heavier · x-height 4% taller
- Braah One7214% wider · x-height 11% taller · 15% lighter
- Candal6834% wider · x-height 15% taller · 6% lighter
- Russo One6818% wider · x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast
- Bakbak One67x-height 8% taller · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
- Fehmarn Belt65x-height 52% taller · 28% wider · 23% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Lalezar →Compare side by side →Get Lalezar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lalezar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Lalezar loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.2% of its size, so running text keeps Lalezar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lalezar Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.18%;
ascent-override: 103.95%;
descent-override: 62.43%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lalezar', 'Lalezar Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Lalezar
Of the 509 home pages that load Lalezar, 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 Lalezar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lalezar free for commercial use?
Yes. Lalezar 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 Lalezar?
FontKind doesn’t host Lalezar’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Lalezar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lalezar isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Lalezar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lalezar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lalezar in Figma?
Yes: Lalezar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Lalezar have?
Lalezar comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Lalezar?
Lalezar was designed by Borna Izadpanah. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Borna Izadpanah also made Gulzar and Markazi Text.
What fonts are similar to Lalezar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Passion One (76), Braah One (72) and Candal (68), out of 100. Next to Lalezar, Passion One is 15% narrower and 10% heavier, with an x-height 4% taller. See all 100 fonts like Lalezar.