Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Cut
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Cut', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Cut is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nova Cut has an x-height taller than 66%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Flat
Nova Cut on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Flat (98 out of 100) and Nova Round (97). Nova Flat is 13% heavier, with less stroke contrast; Nova Round is 9% heavier.
Nova Cut and Nova Flat laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova CutNova Flat…
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 Nova Cut 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 / Sizes
Nova Cut 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 Nova Cut, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Wojciech Kalinowski
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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, under another name. Not as “NovaCut”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova Cut 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 Nova Cut, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Cut under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Cut, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 75.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.27 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 66% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 77% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Cut
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nova Flat9813% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Nova Round979% heavier
- Nova Slim96more stroke contrast
- Nova Square8913% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Nova Oval68Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Mono656% wider · less stroke contrast · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Cut →Compare side by side →Get Nova Cut on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Cut without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nova Flat98text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
- Nova Round97text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
- Nova Slim96text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
- Nova Square89text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
- Nova Oval68text 1.6% narrower · same x-height
- Carter One17same text width · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Cut loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Cut’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Cut Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 110.97%;
ascent-override: 86.51%;
descent-override: 22.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Cut', 'Nova Cut Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Cut
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Cut free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Cut 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 “NovaCut”.
How do I download and install Nova Cut?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova Cut’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 Nova Cut in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova Cut 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 Nova Cut in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Cut under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Cut in Figma?
Yes: Nova Cut is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Cut have?
Nova Cut 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 Nova Cut?
Nova Cut was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Wojciech Kalinowski also made Nova Mono, MedievalSharp, Nova Flat and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nova Cut?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Flat (98), Nova Round (97) and Nova Slim (96), out of 100. Next to Nova Cut, Nova Flat is 13% heavier, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Nova Cut.