Sans serif · Suman Bhandary
Mina
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CSSfont-family: 'Mina', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mina is a free sans serif by Suman Bhandary, Natanael Gama and Mooniak, on Google Fonts since 2018. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Mina has an x-height taller than 74%, 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 Exo
Mina on one light table with its two closest fonts, Exo (100 out of 100) and Exo 2 (84). Exo has more stroke contrast; Exo 2 is 8% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Mina and Exo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MinaExo…
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 Mina 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
Mina in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Mina, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Suman Bhandary, Natanael Gama, Mooniak
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2018
- Character sets
- bengali, 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, under another name. Not as “Exo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Mina 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 Mina, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mina under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mina, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% 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 Mina
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Exo100more stroke contrast
- Exo 284x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast · 8% heavier
- Armata7817% wider · x-height 9% taller · 12% lighter
- Matangi76x-height 19% taller · 20% lighter · 3% wider
- Saira68more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter · 4% wider
- Play68more stroke contrast · x-height 9% shorter · 9% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Mina →Compare side by side →Get Mina on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mina without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Exo100text 0.7% wider · same x-height
- Saira68same text width · x-height 4.0% shorter
- Doppio One64text 2.4% wider · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Encode Sans Semi Expanded58text 2.3% wider · x-height 2.2% taller
- Sansation57text 1.6% narrower · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Monda56text 2.7% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Mina loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104.6% of its size, so running text keeps Mina’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mina Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 104.61%;
ascent-override: 102.76%;
descent-override: 49.23%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mina', 'Mina Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Mina
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mina free for commercial use?
Yes. Mina 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 “Exo”.
How do I download and install Mina?
FontKind doesn’t host Mina’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two 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 Mina in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mina 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 Mina in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mina under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mina in Figma?
Yes: Mina is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mina have?
Mina comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Mina?
Mina was designed by Suman Bhandary, Natanael Gama and Mooniak. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2018. Suman Bhandary also made Alkatra.
What fonts are similar to Mina?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Exo (100), Exo 2 (84) and Armata (78), out of 100. Next to Mina, Exo has more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Mina.