Display · Ek Type

Modak

Q: Is Modak free for commercial use?

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

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Modak is a free display font by Ek Type, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Modak has an x-height taller than 64%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.

Compare with GTL001 →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of GTL001

Modak on one light table with its two closest fonts, GTL001 (85 out of 100) and Bagel Fat One (84). GTL001 is 17% lighter and 5% wider, with an x-height 27% taller; Bagel Fat One is 14% lighter, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 4% shorter.

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Ink shared with ModakGTL001…

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 Modak 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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03 / Sizes

Modak 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 Modak, and can you use it?

Designer: Ek Type
Kind: Display
Styles: 1 weight (400)
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.

Modak 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 Modak, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Modak 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 Modak on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Modak, measured

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

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

x-height: 55.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 63.9% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.86lowercase against capitals
Width: 52.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 89%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.31 : 1moderate stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among display faces

Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 64% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkDarker than 99% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Modak

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

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

07 / Swap

Swap Modak without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Modak loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.7% of its size, so running text keeps Modak’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Modak Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 105.69%;
  ascent-override: 94.02%;
  descent-override: 48.46%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Modak

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

Is Modak free for commercial use?

Yes. Modak 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 Modak?

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

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

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

Is Modak in Figma?

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

How many weights does Modak have?

Modak 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 Modak?

Modak was designed by Ek Type. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2015. Ek Type also made Mukta, Baloo 2, Gotu and three more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Modak?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are GTL001 (85), Bagel Fat One (84) and Titan One (82), out of 100. Next to Modak, GTL001 is 17% lighter and 5% wider, with an x-height 27% taller. See all 100 fonts like Modak.