Sans serif · Paul D. Hunt for Adobe
Nebula Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Nebula Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nebula Sans is a free sans serif by Paul D. Hunt for Adobe, from Fontsource. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Nebula Sans has an x-height taller than 74%, is wider than 81% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Kedebideri
Nebula Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Kedebideri (91 out of 100) and Synonym (83). Kedebideri is 12% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter; Synonym is 7% narrower, with an x-height 10% shorter.
Nebula Sans and Kedebideri laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nebula SansKedebideri…
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 Nebula Sans 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
Nebula Sans in 6 weights
6 weights, 300–900, with italics
- 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
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Nebula Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Paul D. Hunt for Adobe
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 300–900, with italics
- From
- Fontsource
- 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 or loaded from Fontsource.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nebula Sans 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 Nebula Sans comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Nebula Sans comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Nebula Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nebula Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nebula Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 34%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 81% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 89% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 66% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nebula Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Kedebideri9112% narrower · x-height 6% shorter
- Synonym83x-height 10% shorter · 7% narrower
- Varta8314% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · 14% heavier
- Martel Sans8116% heavier
- Source Sans 38014% narrower · 21% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
- Junction7916% heavier · x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Nebula Sans →Compare side by side →Get Nebula Sans on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap Nebula Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Martel Sans81text 2.4% narrower · x-height 0.6% taller
- Junction79text 2.0% narrower · x-height 3.5% taller
- M PLUS 1p75text 0.8% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Kripa75text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- M PLUS 275text 0.5% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Amiko72text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Nebula Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111% of its size, so running text keeps Nebula Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nebula Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.97%;
ascent-override: 86.51%;
descent-override: 21.63%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nebula Sans', 'Nebula Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nebula Sans
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is Nebula Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Nebula Sans 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 Nebula Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Nebula Sans’s files: it isn’t on Google Fonts, and comes free from Fontsource , a library of open fonts. On its page there, choose Get font, then Download complete family, and unzip the file: it holds desktop fonts for every weight and style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install. For a website, npm install @fontsource/nebula-sans adds it in one line.
Is Nebula Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nebula Sans 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 Nebula Sans Light and Nebula Sans 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 Nebula Sans in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Nebula Sans comes from Fontsource. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Nebula Sans in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Nebula Sans comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Nebula Sans have?
Nebula Sans comes in six weights, from Light (300) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Nebula Sans?
Nebula Sans was designed by Paul D. Hunt for Adobe.
What fonts are similar to Nebula Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Kedebideri (91), Synonym (83) and Varta (83), out of 100. Next to Nebula Sans, Kedebideri is 12% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Nebula Sans.