Sans serif · Matt Bailey
League Spartan
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CSSfont-family: 'League Spartan', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
League Spartan is a free sans serif by Matt Bailey and Tyler Finck, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, League Spartan has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Josefin Sans
League Spartan on one light table with its two closest fonts, Josefin Sans (81 out of 100) and Outfit (81). Josefin Sans is 8% wider; Outfit is 9% wider, with an x-height 16% taller.
League Spartan and Josefin Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with League SpartanJosefin 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 League Spartan 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
League Spartan in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900 · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made League Spartan, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Matt Bailey, Tyler Finck
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- 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.
League Spartan 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 League Spartan, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists League Spartan under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
League Spartan, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 41.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.62lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 77% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 77% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 67% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to League Spartan
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Josefin Sans818% wider
- Outfit81x-height 16% taller · 9% wider
- Jost79x-height 12% taller
- Glacial Indifference78x-height 7% taller · 14% lighter
- Teachers77x-height 7% taller · 14% lighter
- Google Sans75x-height 24% taller · 11% wider · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to League Spartan →Compare side by side →Get League Spartan on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap League Spartan without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until League Spartan loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93% of its size, so running text keeps League Spartan’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'League Spartan Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.04%;
ascent-override: 75.24%;
descent-override: 23.65%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'League Spartan', 'League Spartan Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with League Spartan
Of the 9,600 home pages that load League Spartan, 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
- Roboto13%1,232 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins10%1,005 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat9.9%950 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans8.2%790 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter7.7%737 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato5.3%509 sites · 0.7× chance
More than chanceLibre Baskerville 2.4×
Fonts that go with League Spartan: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerLeague Spartan + 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 League Spartan
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is League Spartan free for commercial use?
Yes. League Spartan 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 League Spartan?
FontKind doesn’t host League Spartan’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is League Spartan in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: League Spartan 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 League Spartan Thin and League Spartan Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is League Spartan in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for League Spartan under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is League Spartan in Figma?
Yes: League Spartan is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does League Spartan have?
League Spartan comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed League Spartan?
League Spartan was designed by Matt Bailey and Tyler Finck. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2021. Tyler Finck also made League Gothic, Epilogue, Anybody and nine more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to League Spartan?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Josefin Sans (81), Outfit (81) and Jost (79), out of 100. Next to League Spartan, Josefin Sans is 8% wider. See all 100 fonts like League Spartan.