Sans serif · Vladimir Nikolic
New Amsterdam
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CSSfont-family: 'New Amsterdam', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
New Amsterdam is a free sans serif by Vladimir Nikolic, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, New Amsterdam has an x-height taller than 95%, is narrower than 92% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Bebas Neue
New Amsterdam on one light table with its two closest fonts, Bebas Neue (83 out of 100) and Unitblock (80). Bebas Neue has an x-height 8% taller; Unitblock is 6% wider and 10% lighter, with an x-height 19% shorter.
New Amsterdam and Bebas Neue laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with New AmsterdamBebas Neue…
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 New Amsterdam 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
New Amsterdam at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made New Amsterdam, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vladimir Nikolic
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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.
New Amsterdam 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 New Amsterdam, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists New Amsterdam under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
New Amsterdam, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 64.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 39.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 56%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.04 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 95% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 92% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 89% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 85% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to New Amsterdam
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Bebas Neue83x-height 8% taller
- Unitblock80x-height 19% shorter · 6% wider · 10% lighter
- Teko78x-height 25% shorter · 16% narrower
- Logotype77x-height 17% shorter · 9% narrower · 17% lighter
- League Gothic7225% narrower · x-height 16% shorter · 21% heavier
- Tanker66x-height 16% taller · 13% wider · 9% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to New Amsterdam →Compare side by side →Get New Amsterdam on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap New Amsterdam without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like New Amsterdam sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until New Amsterdam loads, this sets Arial in its place at 81.1% of its size, so running text keeps New Amsterdam’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'New Amsterdam Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 81.13%;
ascent-override: 114.02%;
descent-override: 33.90%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'New Amsterdam', 'New Amsterdam Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about New Amsterdam
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is New Amsterdam free for commercial use?
Yes. New Amsterdam 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 New Amsterdam?
FontKind doesn’t host New Amsterdam’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is New Amsterdam in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: New Amsterdam isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is New Amsterdam in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for New Amsterdam under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is New Amsterdam in Figma?
Yes: New Amsterdam is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does New Amsterdam have?
New Amsterdam comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed New Amsterdam?
New Amsterdam was designed by Vladimir Nikolic. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2024.
What fonts are similar to New Amsterdam?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Bebas Neue (83), Unitblock (80) and Teko (78), out of 100. Next to New Amsterdam, Bebas Neue has an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like New Amsterdam.