Sans serif · Gumpita Rahayu
Mohave
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CSSfont-family: 'Mohave', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mohave is a free sans serif by Gumpita Rahayu, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Mohave has an x-height taller than 81%, is narrower than 88% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Simplex Sans
Mohave on one light table with its two closest fonts, Simplex Sans (87 out of 100) and Hubot Sans (83). Simplex Sans is 6% wider and 10% heavier, with an x-height 6% shorter; Hubot Sans is 11% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% shorter.
Mohave and Simplex Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MohaveSimplex Sans…
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 Mohave 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
Mohave in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700, with italics · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Mohave, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Gumpita Rahayu
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- 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.
Mohave 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 Mohave, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mohave under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mohave, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%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 81% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 88% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mohave
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Simplex Sans876% wider · x-height 6% shorter · 10% heavier
- Hubot Sans8311% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 3% shorter
- Abel8318% lighter · x-height 8% shorter
- Akshar8123% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · 5% wider
- Bebas Neue80x-height 29% taller · 30% heavier · 7% narrower
- Cossette Titre7611% narrower · x-height 11% taller · 19% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Mohave →Compare side by side →Get Mohave on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mohave without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Stick No Bills59same text width · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Changa Condensed47text 0.5% wider · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Encode Sans44text 0.9% wider · same x-height
- Encode Sans Condensed44text 1.0% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Mohave loads, this sets Arial in its place at 85.3% of its size, so running text keeps Mohave’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mohave Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 85.29%;
ascent-override: 116.07%;
descent-override: 47.25%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mohave', 'Mohave Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Mohave
Of the 583 home pages that load Mohave, 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
- Montserrat11%67 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto10%61 sites · 0.5× chance
- Open Sans10%59 sites · 0.6× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Mohave
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mohave free for commercial use?
Yes. Mohave 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 Mohave?
FontKind doesn’t host Mohave’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 variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Mohave in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mohave 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 Mohave Light and Mohave 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 Mohave in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mohave under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mohave in Figma?
Yes: Mohave is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Mohave have?
Mohave comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Mohave?
Mohave was designed by Gumpita Rahayu. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2020.
What fonts are similar to Mohave?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Simplex Sans (87), Hubot Sans (83) and Abel (83), out of 100. Next to Mohave, Simplex Sans is 6% wider and 10% heavier, with an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Mohave.