Sans serif · Michal Sahar
Miriam Libre
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CSSfont-family: 'Miriam Libre', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Miriam Libre is a free sans serif by Michal Sahar, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Miriam Libre has an x-height taller than 89%, is wider than 78% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Asap
Miriam Libre on one light table with its two closest fonts, Asap (77 out of 100) and Rubik (75). Asap is 8% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter; Rubik is 21% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Miriam Libre and Asap laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Miriam LibreAsap…
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 Miriam Libre 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
Miriam Libre in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700 · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Miriam Libre, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Michal Sahar
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- hebrew, 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.
Miriam Libre 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 Miriam Libre, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Miriam Libre under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Miriam Libre, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 56.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.81lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.05 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 89% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 78% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 86% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 82% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Miriam Libre
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Asap778% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 13% heavier
- Rubik7521% heavier · x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Istok Web7311% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Nanum Gothic725% narrower · x-height 4% shorter · 8% lighter
- Libre Franklin71more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter
- Zain69x-height 19% shorter · 34% heavier · 11% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Miriam Libre →Compare side by side →Get Miriam Libre on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Miriam Libre without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Open Runde64text 2.8% narrower · x-height 3.6% shorter
- Rena52text 2.5% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
- Sintony41text 0.9% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Carrois Gothic SC39text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Nobile39text 1.6% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Miriam Libre loads, this sets Arial in its place at 110.7% of its size, so running text keeps Miriam Libre’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Miriam Libre Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.70%;
ascent-override: 87.53%;
descent-override: 31.07%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Miriam Libre', 'Miriam Libre Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Miriam Libre
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Miriam Libre free for commercial use?
Yes. Miriam Libre 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 Miriam Libre?
FontKind doesn’t host Miriam Libre’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Miriam Libre in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Miriam Libre 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 Miriam Libre Medium and Miriam Libre SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Miriam Libre in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Miriam Libre under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Miriam Libre in Figma?
Yes: Miriam Libre is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Miriam Libre have?
Miriam Libre comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Miriam Libre?
Miriam Libre was designed by Michal Sahar. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Michal Sahar also made Secular One and Suez One.
What fonts are similar to Miriam Libre?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Asap (77), Rubik (75) and Istok Web (73), out of 100. Next to Miriam Libre, Asap is 8% narrower and 13% heavier, with an x-height 7% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Miriam Libre.