Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Mako
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CSSfont-family: 'Mako', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mako is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Mako has an average x-height, is narrower than 63% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Titillium Web
Mako on one light table with its two closest fonts, Titillium Web (84 out of 100) and Rambla (78). Titillium Web is 6% lighter; Rambla is 4% narrower and 7% heavier.
Mako and Titillium Web laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MakoTitillium Web…
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 Mako 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 / Sizes
Mako at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Mako, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- 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.
Mako 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 Mako, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mako under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mako, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 63% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 81% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mako
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Titillium Web846% lighter
- Rambla784% narrower · 7% heavier
- Actor78Nearly identical proportions
- Blinker78less stroke contrast
- Voces788% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
- Expose7713% heavier · 5% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Mako →Compare side by side →Get Mako on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mako without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Titillium Web84text 2.9% narrower · same x-height
- Actor78text 1.8% narrower · x-height 0.5% taller
- Inria Sans76same text width · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Gudea75text 1.8% narrower · same x-height
- Plein73text 1.6% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Murecho72text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Mako loads, this sets Arial in its place at 98.2% of its size, so running text keeps Mako’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mako Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 98.16%;
ascent-override: 106.49%;
descent-override: 26.76%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mako', 'Mako Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mako
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mako free for commercial use?
Yes. Mako 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 Mako?
FontKind doesn’t host Mako’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Mako in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mako 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 Mako in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mako under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mako in Figma?
Yes: Mako is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mako have?
Mako comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Mako?
Mako was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Mako?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Titillium Web (84), Rambla (78) and Actor (78), out of 100. Next to Mako, Titillium Web is 6% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Mako.