Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Nobile
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CSSfont-family: 'Nobile', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nobile is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Nobile has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 78% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sintony
Nobile on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sintony (80 out of 100) and Duru Sans (79). Sintony has nearly identical proportions; Duru Sans is 5% wider and 6% lighter.
Nobile and Sintony laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with NobileSintony…
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 Nobile alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Nobile in 3 weights
3 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Nobile, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 3 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- cyrillic, 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, under another name. Not as “Nobile”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nobile 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 Nobile, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nobile under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nobile, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 77.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.34 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 78% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 75% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 82% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nobile
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sintony80Nearly identical proportions
- Duru Sans795% wider · 6% lighter
- Rosario7914% narrower · x-height 13% shorter · 13% heavier
- Murecho7810% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · 11% heavier
- Junction77x-height 4% shorter
- Comme76x-height 7% shorter · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Nobile →Compare side by side →Get Nobile on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nobile without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sintony80text 2.5% wider · same x-height
- Junction77same text width · x-height 3.7% shorter
- Menbere70text 2.0% wider · same x-height
- Merriweather Sans70text 1.8% narrower · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Tauri65text 1.2% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Encode Sans Semi Expanded64text 1.8% narrower · x-height 5.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Nobile loads, this sets Arial in its place at 108.9% of its size, so running text keeps Nobile’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nobile Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 108.89%;
ascent-override: 77.62%;
descent-override: 25.92%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nobile', 'Nobile Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Nobile
Of the 833 home pages that load Nobile, 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
- Open Sans12%100 sites · 0.7× chance
- Roboto10%87 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat7.7%64 sites · 0.6× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Nobile
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nobile free for commercial use?
Yes. Nobile 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 “Nobile”.
How do I download and install Nobile?
FontKind doesn’t host Nobile’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds six 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 Nobile in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nobile 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 Nobile Medium. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Nobile in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nobile under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nobile in Figma?
Yes: Nobile is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nobile have?
Nobile comes in three weights: Regular (400), Medium (500) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Nobile?
Nobile was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2010. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nobile?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sintony (80), Duru Sans (79) and Rosario (79), out of 100. Next to Nobile, Sintony has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Nobile.