Sans serif · Impallari Type
Libre Franklin
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CSSfont-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Libre Franklin is a free sans serif by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Libre Franklin has an x-height taller than 72%, is wider than 68% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Shippori Antique B1
Libre Franklin on one light table with its two closest fonts, Shippori Antique B1 (85 out of 100) and Rena (85). Shippori Antique B1 is 29% heavier, with less stroke contrast; Rena is 18% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 6% taller.
Libre Franklin and Shippori Antique B1 laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Libre FranklinShippori Antique B1…
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 Libre Franklin 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
Libre Franklin in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Libre Franklin, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-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.
Libre Franklin 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 Libre Franklin, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Libre Franklin under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Libre Franklin, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.38 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 72% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 68% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 78% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 86% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Libre Franklin
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Shippori Antique B18529% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Rena8518% heavier · 7% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Istok Web828% narrower · 10% heavier · x-height 3% shorter
- Nanum Gothic8112% lighter
- Numans8013% wider
- Rubik7915% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Libre Franklin →Compare side by side →Get Libre Franklin on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Libre Franklin without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Istok Web82text 3.0% narrower · x-height 3.3% shorter
- Nanum Gothic81same text width · x-height 2.3% taller
- Rubik79text 1.0% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Open Runde73text 2.5% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Public Sans68text 0.5% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Gothic A162text 2.9% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Libre Franklin loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105% of its size, so running text keeps Libre Franklin’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Libre Franklin Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.01%;
ascent-override: 91.99%;
descent-override: 23.43%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Libre Franklin', 'Libre Franklin Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Libre Franklin
Of the 28,926 home pages that load Libre Franklin, 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
- Roboto10%3,005 sites · 0.5× chance
- Open Sans7.9%2,286 sites · 0.4× chance
- Montserrat5.8%1,691 sites · 0.4× chance
- Poppins4.8%1,376 sites · 0.4× chance
- Inter3.6%1,042 sites · 0.4× chance
- Libre Baskerville3.5%1,019 sites · 6.7× chanceSame designer
More than chanceLibre Baskerville 6.7×Tinos 5.1×Libre Caslon Text 4.1×
Fonts that go with Libre Franklin: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerLibre Franklin + 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 Libre Franklin
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Libre Franklin free for commercial use?
Yes. Libre Franklin 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 Libre Franklin?
FontKind doesn’t host Libre Franklin’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Libre Franklin in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Libre Franklin 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 Libre Franklin Thin and Libre Franklin 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 Libre Franklin in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Libre Franklin under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Libre Franklin in Figma?
Yes: Libre Franklin is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Libre Franklin have?
Libre Franklin comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Libre Franklin?
Libre Franklin was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Lobster Two and 29 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Libre Franklin?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Shippori Antique B1 (85), Rena (85) and Istok Web (82), out of 100. Next to Libre Franklin, Shippori Antique B1 is 29% heavier, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Libre Franklin.