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Langar
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CSSfont-family: 'Langar', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Langar is a free display font by Typeland and Alessia Mazzarella, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Langar has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 69%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Fruktur
Langar on one light table with its two closest fonts, Fruktur (95 out of 100) and Kavoon (81). Fruktur is 22% heavier, with an x-height 14% taller; Kavoon is 24% heavier and 9% wider, with an x-height 12% taller.
Langar and Fruktur laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LangarFruktur…
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 Langar 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
Langar 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 Langar, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Typeland, Alessia Mazzarella
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- gurmukhi, 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.
Langar 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 Langar, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Langar under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Langar, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 59%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 69% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Langar
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Fruktur95x-height 14% taller · 22% heavier
- Kavoon81x-height 12% taller · 24% heavier · 9% wider
- Grobe Deutschmeister80x-height 21% taller · 19% narrower · 18% heavier
- Mogra7811% wider · x-height 10% taller
- Jaini Purva7223% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · 8% lighter
- Free Cheese7122% wider · x-height 12% taller · 16% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Langar →Compare side by side →Get Langar on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Langar without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Tillana59text 1.4% narrower · x-height 4.7% taller
- Salsa55text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Underdog54text 2.6% wider · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Federant46text 1.4% wider · x-height 1.4% taller
- Agbalumo39text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Cabin Sketch37text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Langar loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.3% of its size, so running text keeps Langar’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Langar Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.25%;
ascent-override: 72.99%;
descent-override: 19.75%;
line-gap-override: 44.94%;
}
font-family: 'Langar', 'Langar Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Langar
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Langar free for commercial use?
Yes. Langar 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 Langar?
FontKind doesn’t host Langar’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 Langar in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Langar 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 Langar in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Langar under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Langar in Figma?
Yes: Langar is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Langar have?
Langar 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 Langar?
Langar was designed by Typeland and Alessia Mazzarella. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016.
What fonts are similar to Langar?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Fruktur (95), Kavoon (81) and Grobe Deutschmeister (80), out of 100. Next to Langar, Fruktur is 22% heavier, with an x-height 14% taller. See all 100 fonts like Langar.