Sans serif · Julieta Ulanovsky
Montserrat
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CSSfont-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Montserrat is a free sans serif by Julieta Ulanovsky, Sol Matas, Juan Pablo del Peral and Jacques Le Bailly, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Montserrat has an x-height taller than 68%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Metropolis
Montserrat on one light table with its two closest fonts, Metropolis (82 out of 100) and Clarity City (81). Metropolis is 11% narrower and 13% heavier; Clarity City is 7% narrower and 12% heavier.
Montserrat and Metropolis laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MontserratMetropolis…
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 Montserrat 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
Montserrat in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 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
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Montserrat, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Julieta Ulanovsky, Sol Matas, Juan Pablo del Peral, Jacques Le Bailly
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Montserrat 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 Montserrat, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Montserrat under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Montserrat, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.14 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 68% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 87% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 91% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Montserrat
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Montserrat's own familyMontserrat AlternatesMontserrat Underline
- Metropolis8211% narrower · 13% heavier
- Clarity City817% narrower · 12% heavier
- Raleway798% narrower
- Roundo797% narrower · 8% lighter
- Red Hat Display7813% narrower · 14% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Red Hat Text7713% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 11% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Montserrat →Compare side by side →Get Montserrat on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Montserrat without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Argentum Sans68same text width · x-height 1.2% taller
- Sora67same text width · x-height 1.6% taller
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded65text 1.1% narrower · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Poppins64same text width · x-height 4.3% taller
- LINE Seed JP62text 1.4% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Urlaub Grotesk59text 1.0% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Montserrat loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.5% of its size, so running text keeps Montserrat’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Montserrat Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.53%;
ascent-override: 84.52%;
descent-override: 21.92%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Montserrat Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Montserrat
Of the 836,473 home pages that load Montserrat, 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
- Open Sans15%128,721 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto15%128,080 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins7.8%65,222 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato6.3%52,374 sites · 0.8× chance
- Inter4.3%35,832 sites · 0.4× chance
- Raleway3.5%29,652 sites · 0.9× chance
More than chanceGruppo 3.8×Montserrat Alternates 3.5×Varela Round 1.6×
Fonts that go with Montserrat: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerMontserrat + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Montserrat
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Montserrat free for commercial use?
Yes. Montserrat 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 Montserrat?
FontKind doesn’t host Montserrat’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 Montserrat in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Montserrat 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 Montserrat Thin and Montserrat Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Montserrat in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Montserrat under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Montserrat in Figma?
Yes: Montserrat is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Montserrat have?
Montserrat comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Montserrat?
Montserrat was designed by Julieta Ulanovsky, Sol Matas, Juan Pablo del Peral and Jacques Le Bailly. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Julieta Ulanovsky also made Argentum Sans.
What fonts are similar to Montserrat?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Metropolis (82), Clarity City (81) and Raleway (79), out of 100. Next to Montserrat, Metropolis is 11% narrower and 13% heavier. Its own family, listed apart, adds Montserrat Alternates and Montserrat Underline. See all 100 fonts like Montserrat.