Sans serif · Purushoth Kumar Guttula
Mandali
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CSSfont-family: 'Mandali', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mandali is a free sans serif by Purushoth Kumar Guttula, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Mandali has an x-height shorter than 80%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 76%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nunito
Mandali on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nunito (94 out of 100) and Chiron GoRound TC (90). Nunito has nearly identical proportions; Chiron GoRound TC is 15% heavier.
Mandali and Nunito laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MandaliNunito…
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 Mandali 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
Mandali 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 Mandali, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Purushoth Kumar Guttula
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- latin, telugu
- 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 “Nunito”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Mandali 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 Mandali, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mandali under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mandali, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.40 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 80% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 76% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 88% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mandali
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nunito94Nearly identical proportions
- Chiron GoRound TC9015% heavier
- SN Pro8814% heavier
- M PLUS Rounded 1c88x-height 8% taller · 6% wider · 8% lighter
- Open Runde84x-height 13% taller · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
- Zen Maru Gothic8314% lighter · less stroke contrast · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Mandali →Compare side by side →Get Mandali on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mandali without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nunito94same text width · x-height 2.0% taller
- Chiron GoRound TC90text 1.2% wider · x-height 2.2% taller
- SN Pro88text 1.6% narrower · x-height 2.3% taller
- Zen Maru Gothic83text 2.4% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Gayathri73text 2.3% narrower · x-height 1.0% taller
- Fredoka72same text width · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Mandali loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102% of its size, so running text keeps Mandali’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mandali Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.04%;
ascent-override: 134.84%;
descent-override: 58.93%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mandali', 'Mandali Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mandali
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mandali free for commercial use?
Yes. Mandali 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 “Nunito”.
How do I download and install Mandali?
FontKind doesn’t host Mandali’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 Mandali in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mandali 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 Mandali in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mandali under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mandali in Figma?
Yes: Mandali is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mandali have?
Mandali 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 Mandali?
Mandali was designed by Purushoth Kumar Guttula. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2014. Purushoth Kumar Guttula also made Ramabhadra, Gurajada, Suranna and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Mandali?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nunito (94), Chiron GoRound TC (90) and SN Pro (88), out of 100. Next to Mandali, Nunito has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Mandali.