Sans serif · Dan Reynolds
Martel Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Martel Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Martel Sans is a free sans serif by Dan Reynolds and Mathieu Réguer, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Martel Sans has an x-height taller than 76%, is wider than 76% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Lato
Martel Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Lato (83 out of 100) and Cantarell (82). Lato is 9% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter; Cantarell is 4% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Martel Sans and Lato laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Martel SansLato…
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 Martel 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
Martel Sans in 7 weights
7 weights, 200–900
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Martel Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dan Reynolds, Mathieu Réguer
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 200–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Martel 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 Martel Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Martel Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Martel Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.32 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 76% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 76% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 65% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 80% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Martel Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Martel Sans's own familyMartel
- Lato839% narrower · x-height 5% shorter
- Cantarell82x-height 10% shorter · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Proza Libre82x-height 3% shorter
- Nebula Sans8114% lighter
- Telex809% heavier · x-height 4% shorter · 3% narrower
- Merriweather Sans8022% heavier · x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Martel Sans →Compare side by side →Get Martel Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Martel Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Proza Libre82text 0.9% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Nebula Sans81text 2.5% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Telex80text 2.8% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Merriweather Sans80text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
- Junction80same text width · x-height 3.0% taller
- Radio Canada76text 2.9% narrower · x-height 3.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Martel Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.3% of its size, so running text keeps Martel Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Martel Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.26%;
ascent-override: 106.23%;
descent-override: 62.26%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Martel Sans', 'Martel Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Martel Sans
Of the 1,237 home pages that load Martel Sans, 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
- Open Sans17%211 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto12%149 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat9.5%117 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins8.3%103 sites · 0.8× chance
- Martel8%99 sites · 258× chanceMartel Sans’s own family
- Lato4.3%53 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceMartel 258×
Pair checkerMartel Sans + 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 Martel Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Martel Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Martel 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 Martel Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Martel 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 seven 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 Martel Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Martel Sans 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 Martel Sans ExtraLight and Martel Sans 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 Martel Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Martel Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Martel Sans in Figma?
Yes: Martel Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Martel Sans have?
Martel Sans comes in seven weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900).
Who designed Martel Sans?
Martel Sans was designed by Dan Reynolds and Mathieu Réguer. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2015. Dan Reynolds also made Biryani.
What fonts are similar to Martel Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Lato (83), Cantarell (82) and Proza Libre (82), out of 100. Next to Martel Sans, Lato is 9% narrower, with an x-height 5% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Martel. See all 100 fonts like Martel Sans.