Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Oval
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Oval', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Oval is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nova Oval has an x-height taller than 66%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Round
Nova Oval on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Round (100 out of 100) and Nova Slim (91). Nova Round has nearly identical proportions; Nova Slim is 7% lighter, with more stroke contrast.
Nova Oval and Nova Round laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova OvalNova Round…
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 Oval 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 Oval 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 Oval, 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 “NovaOval”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova Oval 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 Oval, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Oval under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Oval, 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
- 52.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.18 : 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 73% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Oval
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nova Round100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Slim91more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
- Nova Script86Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Flat767% heavier
- Nova Cut68Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Square667% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Oval →Compare side by side →Get Nova Oval on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Oval without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nova Round100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Slim91same text width · same x-height
- Nova Script86text 0.8% wider · same x-height
- Nova Flat76same text width · same x-height
- Nova Cut68text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Nova Square66same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Oval loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.2% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Oval’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Oval Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.20%;
ascent-override: 87.91%;
descent-override: 22.63%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Oval', 'Nova Oval Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Oval
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Oval free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Oval 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 “NovaOval”.
How do I download and install Nova Oval?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova Oval’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 Oval in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova Oval 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 Oval in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Oval under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Oval in Figma?
Yes: Nova Oval is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Oval have?
Nova Oval 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 Oval?
Nova Oval 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 Oval?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Round (100), Nova Slim (91) and Nova Script (86), out of 100. Next to Nova Oval, Nova Round has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Nova Oval.