Sans serif · Ertekin Erdin
Nafile
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CSSfont-family: 'Nafile', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nafile is a free sans serif by Ertekin Erdin, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Nafile has an x-height taller than 92%, is wider than 99% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 70%. Its thickest strokes are 0.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Mochiy Pop One
Nafile on one light table with its two closest fonts, Mochiy Pop One (39 out of 100) and Panchang (34). Mochiy Pop One is 73% heavier and 23% narrower, with more stroke contrast; Panchang is 13% lighter, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% shorter.
Nafile and Mochiy Pop One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with NafileMochiy Pop One…
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 Nafile 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
Nafile in 5 weights
5 weights, 100–900
- 100 Thin
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Nafile, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ertekin Erdin
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 100–900
- From
- GitHub
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nafile 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Nafile comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Nafile, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nafile under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Nafile, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 59.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 80.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 85.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.25 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 92% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 99% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 70% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 100% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nafile
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Nafile's own familyNafile Semi ExpandedNafile ExpandedNafile NarrowNafile CondensedNafile Extra Condensed
- Mochiy Pop One39more stroke contrast · 73% heavier · 23% narrower
- Panchang34more stroke contrast · x-height 16% shorter · 13% lighter
- Goiters26more stroke contrast · x-height 23% taller · 36% heavier
- ZCOOL KuaiLe25more stroke contrast · 37% narrower · x-height 3% shorter
- Cuban22x-height 27% taller
- Seymour One22more stroke contrast · 83% heavier · x-height 14% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Nafile →Compare side by side →Get Nafile on GitHub
07 / Swap
Swap Nafile without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Nafile sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Nafile loads, this sets Arial in its place at 182% of its size, so running text keeps Nafile’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nafile Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 182.00%;
ascent-override: 50.71%;
descent-override: 15.22%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nafile', 'Nafile Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nafile
Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list
Is Nafile free for commercial use?
Yes. Nafile 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 Nafile?
Nafile comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/ttf/static folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Nafile in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Nafile comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Nafile have?
Nafile comes in five weights: Thin (100), Light (300), Regular (400), Bold (700) and Black (900).
Who designed Nafile?
Nafile was designed by Ertekin Erdin. Ertekin Erdin also made Libre Caslon Condensed and Haskoy.
What fonts are similar to Nafile?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Mochiy Pop One (39), Panchang (34) and Goiters (26), out of 100. Next to Nafile, Mochiy Pop One is 73% heavier and 23% narrower, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Nafile Semi Expanded, Nafile Expanded, Nafile Narrow and two more. See all 100 fonts like Nafile.