Sans serif · Bonnie Shaver-Troup
Lexend Mega
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CSSfont-family: 'Lexend Mega', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Lexend Mega 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 Mega has an x-height taller than 66%, is wider than 97% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Outfit
Lexend Mega on one light table with its two closest fonts, Outfit (67 out of 100) and Krona One (66). Outfit is 35% narrower and 31% heavier, with an x-height 10% shorter; Krona One is 45% heavier and 5% narrower, with an x-height 10% taller.
Lexend Mega and Outfit laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Lexend MegaOutfit…
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 Mega 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 Mega 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 Mega, 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 Mega 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 Mega, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Lexend Mega under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Lexend Mega, 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
- 77.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.10 : 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 97% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 84% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 72% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Lexend Mega
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Lexend Mega's own familyLexend PetaLexend GigaLexend TeraLexend ZettaLexend ExaLexendLexend Deca
- Outfit6735% narrower · 31% heavier · x-height 10% shorter
- Krona One6645% heavier · x-height 10% taller · 5% narrower
- Geologica6330% narrower · 41% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
- Mluvka6230% narrower · 23% heavier
- Argentum Sans6226% narrower · 35% heavier
- Geom6034% narrower · 31% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Lexend Mega →Compare side by side →Get Lexend Mega on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Lexend Mega without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Lexend Mega sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Lexend Mega loads, this sets Arial in its place at 157.9% of its size, so running text keeps Lexend Mega’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lexend Mega Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 157.89%;
ascent-override: 63.33%;
descent-override: 15.83%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Lexend Mega', 'Lexend Mega Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Lexend Mega
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Lexend Mega free for commercial use?
Yes. Lexend Mega 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 Mega?
FontKind doesn’t host Lexend Mega’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 Mega in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Lexend Mega 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 Mega Thin and Lexend Mega 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 Mega in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Lexend Mega under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Lexend Mega in Figma?
Yes: Lexend Mega 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 Mega have?
Lexend Mega 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 Mega?
Lexend Mega 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 Mega?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Outfit (67), Krona One (66) and Geologica (63), out of 100. Next to Lexend Mega, Outfit is 35% narrower and 31% heavier, with an x-height 10% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Lexend Peta, Lexend Giga, Lexend Tera and four more. See all 100 fonts like Lexend Mega.