Sans serif · Bonnie Shaver-Troup
Lexend Deca
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CSSfont-family: 'Lexend Deca', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lexend Deca is a free sans serif by Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco and two more, on Google Fonts since 2019. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Lexend Deca 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 Deca 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 Deca and Outfit laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Lexend DecaOutfit…
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 Deca 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 Deca 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 Deca, 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
- 2019
- 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 Deca 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 Deca, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lexend Deca under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lexend Deca, 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 Deca
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Lexend Deca's own familyLexendLexend ExaLexend GigaLexend MegaLexend PetaLexend TeraLexend Zetta
- 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 Deca →Compare side by side →Get Lexend Deca on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lexend Deca 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 Deca loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.8% of its size, so running text keeps Lexend Deca’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lexend Deca Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.81%;
ascent-override: 90.24%;
descent-override: 22.56%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lexend Deca', 'Lexend Deca Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Lexend Deca
Of the 8,131 home pages that load Lexend Deca, 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
- Open Sans21%1,683 sites · 1.1× chance
- Roboto11%872 sites · 0.5× chance
- Poppins7.8%634 sites · 0.7× chance
- Noto Sans5.9%481 sites · 3.5× chance
- Montserrat5.8%468 sites · 0.4× chance
- Inter5.2%420 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceLexend Exa 41×Lexend 11×Geologica 7.5×
Fonts that go with Lexend Deca: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerLexend Deca + 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 Deca
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lexend Deca free for commercial use?
Yes. Lexend Deca 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 Deca?
FontKind doesn’t host Lexend Deca’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 Deca in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lexend Deca 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 Deca Thin and Lexend Deca 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 Deca in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lexend Deca under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lexend Deca in Figma?
Yes: Lexend Deca 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 Deca have?
Lexend Deca 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 Deca?
Lexend Deca was designed by Bonnie Shaver-Troup, Thomas Jockin, Santiago Orozco, Héctor Gómez and Superunion. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2019. Thomas Jockin also made Overpass, Amatic SC and Overpass Mono.
What fonts are similar to Lexend Deca?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Outfit (76), Cal Sans (73) and Mluvka (70), out of 100. Next to Lexend Deca, Outfit is 9% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Lexend, Lexend Exa, Lexend Giga and four more. See all 100 fonts like Lexend Deca.