Sans serif · Philipp H. Poll
Libertinus Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Libertinus Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Libertinus Sans is a free sans serif by Philipp H. Poll, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Libertinus Sans has an x-height shorter than 95%, is narrower than 73% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Galdeano
Libertinus Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Galdeano (84 out of 100) and Port Lligat Sans (81). Galdeano is 12% heavier and 5% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Port Lligat Sans is 4% narrower, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 9% taller.
Libertinus Sans and Galdeano laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Libertinus SansGaldeano…
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 Libertinus Sans 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
Libertinus Sans in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Libertinus Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Philipp H. Poll
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, 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.
Libertinus Sans 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 Libertinus Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Libertinus Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Libertinus Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 43.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.20 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 95% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 73% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 63% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Libertinus Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Galdeano84less stroke contrast · 12% heavier · 5% narrower
- Port Lligat Sans81less stroke contrast · x-height 9% taller · 4% narrower
- GFS Neohellenic7715% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
- Alegreya Sans75less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller · 5% narrower
- Alegreya Sans SC73x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast · 20% lighter
- Dante6621% narrower · x-height 7% taller · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Libertinus Sans →Compare side by side →Get Libertinus Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Libertinus Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Ruwudu47same text width · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Walleye36same text width · x-height 0.7% taller
- Libertinus Serif33text 0.8% narrower · same x-height
- Buenard30text 0.5% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Lusitana29same text width · same x-height
- Elstob29text 1.9% narrower · x-height 0.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Libertinus Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 93.9% of its size, so running text keeps Libertinus Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Libertinus Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 93.91%;
ascent-override: 95.20%;
descent-override: 26.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Libertinus Sans', 'Libertinus Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Libertinus Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Libertinus Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Libertinus Sans 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 Libertinus Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Libertinus Sans’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds three font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Libertinus Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Libertinus Sans 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 Libertinus Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Libertinus Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Libertinus Sans in Figma?
Yes: Libertinus Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Libertinus Sans have?
Libertinus Sans comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), and an italic at 400.
Who designed Libertinus Sans?
Libertinus Sans was designed by Philipp H. Poll. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2025. Philipp H. Poll also made Libertinus Serif, Libertinus Serif Display, Libertinus Keyboard and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Libertinus Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Galdeano (84), Port Lligat Sans (81) and GFS Neohellenic (77), out of 100. Next to Libertinus Sans, Galdeano is 12% heavier and 5% narrower, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Libertinus Sans.