Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Mulish
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CSSfont-family: 'Mulish', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Mulish is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, Cyreal and Jacques Le Bailly, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Mulish has an average x-height, is wider than 64% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nunito Sans
Mulish on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nunito Sans (100 out of 100) and DejaVu Sans (80). Nunito Sans is 3% narrower, with an x-height 3% shorter; DejaVu Sans is 8% wider, with an x-height 9% taller.
Mulish and Nunito Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MulishNunito 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 Mulish 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
Mulish in 9 weights
9 weights, 200–1000, with italics · variable from 200 to 1000
Variable weight, 200 to 1000
- 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
- 1000, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Mulish, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams, Cyreal, Jacques Le Bailly
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 200–1000, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–1000
- 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.
Mulish 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 Mulish, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Mulish under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Mulish, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.25 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 64% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 72% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 68% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Mulish
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nunito Sans100x-height 3% shorter · 3% narrower
- DejaVu Sans80x-height 9% taller · 8% wider
- Oxygen79x-height 7% taller · 4% narrower
- Varela7810% heavier · less stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Commissioner77Nearly identical proportions
- Livvic77Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Mulish →Compare side by side →Get Mulish on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Mulish without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nunito Sans100text 2.9% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Varela78text 2.9% wider · x-height 1.5% taller
- Livvic77text 2.7% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Telex76same text width · x-height 2.3% taller
- Moderustic76text 1.4% wider · same x-height
- Instrument Sans75text 1.6% narrower · x-height 1.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Mulish loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104.9% of its size, so running text keeps Mulish’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Mulish Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 104.88%;
ascent-override: 95.82%;
descent-override: 23.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Mulish', 'Mulish Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Mulish
Of the 43,740 home pages that load Mulish, 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
- Roboto10%4,541 sites · 0.5× chance
- Poppins8.2%3,600 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans7.5%3,266 sites · 0.4× chance
- Montserrat7.2%3,162 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter4.6%2,006 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato2.8%1,229 sites · 0.3× chance
More than chanceTaviraj 5.2×Chakra Petch 4.8×Philosopher 4×
Fonts that go with Mulish: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerMulish + 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 Mulish
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Mulish free for commercial use?
Yes. Mulish 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 Mulish?
FontKind doesn’t host Mulish’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 Mulish in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Mulish 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 Mulish ExtraLight and Mulish 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 Mulish in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Mulish under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Mulish in Figma?
Yes: Mulish 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 Mulish have?
Mulish comes in nine weights, from ExtraLight (200) to 1000, each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 1000.
Who designed Mulish?
Mulish was designed by Vernon Adams, Cyreal and Jacques Le Bailly. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Mulish?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nunito Sans (100), DejaVu Sans (80) and Oxygen (79), out of 100. Next to Mulish, Nunito Sans is 3% narrower, with an x-height 3% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Mulish.