Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Slim
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Slim', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Slim is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nova Slim has an x-height taller than 66%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Flat
Nova Slim on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Flat (100 out of 100) and Nova Square (100). Nova Flat is 14% heavier, with less stroke contrast; Nova Square is 15% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Nova Slim and Nova Flat laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova SlimNova 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 Slim 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 Slim 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 Slim, 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 “NovaSlim”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova Slim 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 Slim, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Slim under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Slim, 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
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.82 : 1moderate stroke contrast
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 78% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 72% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Slim
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Nova Slim's letters under another nameNova Round
- Nova Flat100less stroke contrast · 14% heavier
- Nova Square100less stroke contrast · 15% heavier
- Nova Cut96less stroke contrast
- Nova Mono93less stroke contrast · 7% wider · 9% lighter
- Nova Oval91less stroke contrast · 7% heavier
- Trochut3626% narrower · more stroke contrast · x-height 14% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Slim →Compare side by side →Get Nova Slim on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Slim 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 Cut96text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Nova Oval91same text width · same x-height
- Nova Script14text 0.8% wider · same x-height
- Convergence2text 1.4% wider · x-height 3.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Slim loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.2% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Slim’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Slim Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.22%;
ascent-override: 87.89%;
descent-override: 22.62%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Slim', 'Nova Slim Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Slim
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Slim free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Slim 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 “NovaSlim”.
How do I download and install Nova Slim?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova Slim’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 Slim in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova Slim 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 Slim in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Slim under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Slim in Figma?
Yes: Nova Slim is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Slim have?
Nova Slim 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 Slim?
Nova Slim 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 Slim?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Flat (100), Nova Square (100) and Nova Cut (96), out of 100. Next to Nova Slim, Nova Flat is 14% heavier, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Nova Slim.