Display · Wojciech Kalinowski
Nova Square
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CSSfont-family: 'Nova Square', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Nova Square is a free display font by Wojciech Kalinowski, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Nova Square has an x-height taller than 66%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nova Flat
Nova Square on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nova Flat (100 out of 100) and Nova Round (100). Nova Flat has nearly identical proportions; Nova Round has nearly identical proportions.
Nova Square and Nova Flat laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Nova SquareNova 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 Square 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 Square 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 Square, 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 “NovaSquare”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Nova Square 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 Square, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Nova Square under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Nova Square, 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 65% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 68% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Nova Square
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Nova Flat100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Round100Nearly identical proportions
- Nova Slim100more stroke contrast · 13% lighter
- Nova Cut8911% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Nova Mono7221% lighter · 7% wider
- Nova Oval666% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Nova Square →Compare side by side →Get Nova Square on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Nova Square without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nova Flat100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Round100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Slim100same text width · same x-height
- Nova Cut89text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Nova Oval66same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Nova Square loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.2% of its size, so running text keeps Nova Square’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Nova Square Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.22%;
ascent-override: 87.89%;
descent-override: 22.62%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Nova Square', 'Nova Square Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Nova Square
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Nova Square free for commercial use?
Yes. Nova Square 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 “NovaSquare”.
How do I download and install Nova Square?
FontKind doesn’t host Nova Square’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 Square in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Nova Square 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 Square in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Nova Square under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Nova Square in Figma?
Yes: Nova Square is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Nova Square have?
Nova Square 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 Square?
Nova Square was designed by Wojciech Kalinowski. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011. Wojciech Kalinowski also made Nova Mono, MedievalSharp, Nova Flat and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Nova Square?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nova Flat (100), Nova Round (100) and Nova Slim (100), out of 100. Next to Nova Square, Nova Flat has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Nova Square.