Sans serif · Nathan Willis
News Cycle
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CSSfont-family: 'News Cycle', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
News Cycle is a free sans serif by Nathan Willis, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, News Cycle has an average x-height, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Roboto Flex
News Cycle on one light table with its two closest fonts, Roboto Flex (83 out of 100) and Pavanam (82). Roboto Flex is 15% wider and 23% heavier; Pavanam is 3% wider, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast.
News Cycle and Roboto Flex laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with News CycleRoboto Flex…
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 News Cycle alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- (
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03 / Weights
News Cycle in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made News Cycle, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Nathan Willis
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-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, under another name. Not as “News Cycle”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
News Cycle 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 News Cycle, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists News Cycle under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
News Cycle, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.18 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 86% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 84% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to News Cycle
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Roboto Flex8315% wider · 23% heavier
- Pavanam82x-height 8% shorter · more stroke contrast · 3% wider
- Carrois Gothic SC8125% wider · x-height 9% taller · 8% lighter
- Carrois Gothic8112% wider · x-height 5% taller · 8% heavier
- Cooper Hewitt8013% wider
- Special Gothic7711% wider · 17% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to News Cycle →Compare side by side →Get News Cycle on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap News Cycle without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Roboto Condensed65text 2.0% wider · x-height 2.6% taller
- Abel65text 1.4% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Plainsound Condensed64same text width · x-height 0.9% taller
- Arsenal64text 2.7% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Arsenal SC62text 2.7% wider · x-height 2.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until News Cycle loads, this sets Arial in its place at 87.6% of its size, so running text keeps News Cycle’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'News Cycle Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 87.60%;
ascent-override: 143.47%;
descent-override: 44.26%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'News Cycle', 'News Cycle Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with News Cycle
Of the 1,851 home pages that load News Cycle, 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
- Roboto13%241 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans13%240 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato5.5%102 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat4.9%91 sites · 0.4× chance
- Oswald4.5%83 sites · 1.6× chance
- Poppins2.9%54 sites · 0.3× chance
More than chanceOswald 1.6×
Pair checkerNews Cycle + 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 News Cycle
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is News Cycle free for commercial use?
Yes. News Cycle is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “News Cycle”.
How do I download and install News Cycle?
FontKind doesn’t host News Cycle’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 font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is News Cycle in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: News Cycle 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 News Cycle in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for News Cycle under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is News Cycle in Figma?
Yes: News Cycle is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does News Cycle have?
News Cycle comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed News Cycle?
News Cycle was designed by Nathan Willis. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011. Nathan Willis also made Della Respira.
What fonts are similar to News Cycle?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Roboto Flex (83), Pavanam (82) and Carrois Gothic SC (81), out of 100. Next to News Cycle, Roboto Flex is 15% wider and 23% heavier. See all 100 fonts like News Cycle.