Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Round
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Round', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Round is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nova Round has an x-height taller than 66%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Flat
Nova Round on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Flat (100 out of 100) and Nova Square (100). Nova Flat has nearly identical proportions; Nova Square has nearly identical proportions.
Nova Round and Nova Flat laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova RoundNova 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round, 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 “NovaRound”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova Round 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 Round, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Round under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Round, 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
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 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 69% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 66% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Round
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Nova Round's letters under another nameNova Slim
- Nova Flat100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Square100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Oval100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Mono9818% lighter · 7% wider · less stroke contrast
- Nova Cut978% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Baumans37x-height 14% shorter · 8% narrower · 11% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Round →Compare side by side →Get Nova Round on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Round without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nova Flat100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Square100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Oval100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Cut97text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Nova Script18text 0.8% wider · same x-height
- Konkhmer Sleokchher8text 1.8% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Round loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.2% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Round’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Round Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.22%;
ascent-override: 87.89%;
descent-override: 22.62%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Round', 'Nova Round Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Round
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Round free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Round 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 “NovaRound”.
How do I download and install Nova Round?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova Round’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 Round in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova Round 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 Round in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Round under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Round in Figma?
Yes: Nova Round is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Round have?
Nova Round 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 Round?
Nova Round was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2011. Wojciech Kalinowski also made Nova Mono, MedievalSharp, Nova Flat and five more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nova Round?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Flat (100), Nova Square (100) and Nova Oval (100), out of 100. Next to Nova Round, Nova Flat has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Nova Round.