Sans serif · Santhosh Thottingal
Manjari
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CSSfont-family: 'Manjari', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Manjari is a free sans serif by Santhosh Thottingal, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Manjari has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Quicksand
Manjari on one light table with its two closest fonts, Quicksand (88 out of 100) and Fredoka (82). Quicksand is 22% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 3% taller; Fredoka is 18% heavier, with an x-height 4% shorter.
Manjari and Quicksand laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ManjariQuicksand…
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 Manjari 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
Manjari in 3 weights
3 weights, 100–700
- 100 Thin
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Manjari, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Santhosh Thottingal
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 3 weights, 100–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, malayalam
- 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.
Manjari 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 Manjari, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Manjari under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Manjari, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 72% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Manjari
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Quicksand8822% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 3% taller
- Fredoka8218% heavier · x-height 4% shorter
- Zen Maru Gothic8215% lighter · x-height 4% shorter · 3% narrower
- National Park81x-height 5% taller · 7% heavier
- Amazonas80x-height 8% taller
- Varela Round797% wider · 9% heavier · x-height 3% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Manjari →Compare side by side →Get Manjari on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Manjari without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Quicksand88text 2.9% wider · x-height 3.2% taller
- Fredoka82same text width · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Zen Maru Gothic82text 2.8% narrower · x-height 4.2% shorter
- SN Pro76text 2.0% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Nunito73text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Mandali72same text width · x-height 3.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Manjari loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.5% of its size, so running text keeps Manjari’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Manjari Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.48%;
ascent-override: 71.46%;
descent-override: 35.73%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Manjari', 'Manjari Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Manjari
Of the 599 home pages that load Manjari, 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
09 / Questions
Questions about Manjari
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Manjari free for commercial use?
Yes. Manjari 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 Manjari?
FontKind doesn’t host Manjari’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 Manjari in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Manjari 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 Manjari Thin. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Manjari in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Manjari under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Manjari in Figma?
Yes: Manjari is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Manjari have?
Manjari comes in three weights: Thin (100), Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Manjari?
Manjari was designed by Santhosh Thottingal. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2018. Santhosh Thottingal also made Chilanka.
What fonts are similar to Manjari?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Quicksand (88), Fredoka (82) and Zen Maru Gothic (82), out of 100. Next to Manjari, Quicksand is 22% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 3% taller. See all 100 fonts like Manjari.