Sans serif · Vernon Adams

Michroma

Q: Is Michroma free for commercial use?

Yes. Michroma is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Michroma', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Michroma is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Michroma has an x-height taller than 87%, is wider than 96% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Gyrotrope →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Gyrotrope

Michroma on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gyrotrope (100 out of 100) and Panchang (96). Gyrotrope is 7% lighter; Panchang is 13% wider and 9% lighter, with an x-height 11% shorter.

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Ink shared with MichromaGyrotrope…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Michroma 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.

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With this font

Write your ownFuturistic font generator →Your words in Michroma and 27 more futuristic fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Michroma 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 Michroma, 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.

Michroma is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Michroma, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Michroma under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Michroma on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Michroma, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Michroma. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 56.3% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 75.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.75lowercase against capitals
Width: 71.9% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 37%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.20 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 87% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 96% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 80% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Michroma

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Michroma →Compare side by side →Get Michroma on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Michroma without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Michroma loads, this sets Arial in its place at 142% of its size, so running text keeps Michroma’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Michroma Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 142.02%;
  ascent-override: 81.41%;
  descent-override: 18.70%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Michroma', 'Michroma Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Michroma

Of the 2,158 home pages that load Michroma, 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

More than chanceOrbitron 18×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerMichroma + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Michroma

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Michroma free for commercial use?

Yes. Michroma 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 Michroma?

FontKind doesn’t host Michroma’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 Michroma in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Michroma 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 Michroma in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Michroma under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Michroma in Figma?

Yes: Michroma is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Michroma have?

Michroma 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 Michroma?

Michroma was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Michroma?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gyrotrope (100), Panchang (96) and Orbitron (75), out of 100. Next to Michroma, Gyrotrope is 7% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Michroma.