Sans serif · Bonnie Shaver-Troup
Lexend
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CSSfont-family: 'Lexend', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lexend is a free sans serif by Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco and two more, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Lexend has an x-height taller than 66%, is wider than 80% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Outfit
Lexend on one light table with its two closest fonts, Outfit (76 out of 100) and Cal Sans (73). Outfit is 9% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter; Cal Sans is 34% heavier and 5% narrower.
Lexend and Outfit laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with LexendOutfit…
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 Lexend 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
Lexend 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 Lexend, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez, Superunion
- 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, under another name. Not as “RevReading Lexend”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Lexend 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 Lexend, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lexend under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lexend, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 66% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 80% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 75% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 71% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Lexend
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Outfit76x-height 10% shorter · 9% narrower
- Cal Sans7334% heavier · 5% narrower
- Mluvka70Nearly identical proportions
- Geologica70x-height 6% shorter · 9% heavier
- Geom687% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Argentum Sans674% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Lexend →Compare side by side →Get Lexend on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lexend without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Mluvka70text 2.5% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- Be Vietnam Pro61same text width · x-height 0.9% taller
- Inclusive Sans61text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Guidy59same text width · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Finlandica Text58text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.4% taller
- Kripa58text 1.8% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Lexend loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.8% of its size, so running text keeps Lexend’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lexend Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.81%;
ascent-override: 90.24%;
descent-override: 22.56%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lexend', 'Lexend Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Lexend
Of the 22,375 home pages that load Lexend, 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
- Roboto9.2%2,068 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter7.1%1,589 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins6.7%1,490 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat5.7%1,269 sites · 0.4× chance
- Open Sans4.8%1,065 sites · 0.3× chance
- DM Sans4.1%916 sites · 2.1× chance
More than chanceLexend Exa 127×Radley 35×Homemade Apple 13×
Fonts that go with Lexend: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerLexend + 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 Lexend
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lexend free for commercial use?
Yes. Lexend 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 “RevReading Lexend”.
How do I download and install Lexend?
FontKind doesn’t host Lexend’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 Lexend in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lexend 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 Lexend Thin and Lexend 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 Lexend in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lexend under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lexend in Figma?
Yes: Lexend 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 Lexend have?
Lexend 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 Lexend?
Lexend was designed by Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez and Superunion. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2021. Thomas Jockin also made Overpass, Amatic SC and Overpass Mono.
What fonts are similar to Lexend?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Outfit (76), Cal Sans (73) and Mluvka (70), out of 100. Next to Lexend, Outfit is 9% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Lexend Deca, Lexend Exa, Lexend Giga and four more. See all 100 fonts like Lexend.