Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Flat
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Flat', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Flat is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nova Flat has an x-height taller than 66%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Square
Nova Flat on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Square (100 out of 100) and Nova Round (100). Nova Square has nearly identical proportions; Nova Round has nearly identical proportions.
Nova Flat and Nova Square laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova FlatNova Square…
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 Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat, 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 “NovaFlat”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova Flat 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 Flat, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Flat under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Flat, 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
- 52.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 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 66% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 68% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Flat
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nova Square100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Round100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Slim100more stroke contrast · 13% lighter
- Nova Cut9811% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Nova Mono8521% lighter · 7% wider
- Nova Oval766% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Flat →Compare side by side →Get Nova Flat on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Flat without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nova Square100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Round100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Slim100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Cut98text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Nova Oval76same text width · same x-height
- Nova Script3text 0.8% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Flat loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.2% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Flat’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Flat Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.22%;
ascent-override: 87.89%;
descent-override: 22.62%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Flat', 'Nova Flat Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Flat
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Flat free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Flat 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 “NovaFlat”.
How do I download and install Nova Flat?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova Flat’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 Flat in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova Flat 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 Flat in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Flat under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Flat in Figma?
Yes: Nova Flat is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Flat have?
Nova Flat 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 Flat?
Nova Flat was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Wojciech Kalinowski also made Nova Mono, MedievalSharp, Nova Cut and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nova Flat?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Square (100), Nova Round (100) and Nova Slim (100), out of 100. Next to Nova Flat, Nova Square has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Nova Flat.