Sans serif · Matt McInerney

Orbitron

Q: Is Orbitron free for commercial use?

Yes. Orbitron 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 “Orbitron”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Firjar Expanded

Orbitron on one light table with its two closest fonts, Firjar Expanded (86 out of 100) and Science Gothic (79). Firjar Expanded is 11% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 24% shorter; Science Gothic is 37% heavier, with an x-height 14% shorter.

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Ink shared with OrbitronFirjar Expanded…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Orbitron 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.

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03 / Weights

Orbitron in 6 weights

6 weights, 400–900 · variable from 400 to 900

Variable weight, 400 to 900

400 Regular
500 Medium
600 Semibold
700 Bold
800 Extra bold
900 Black

04 / Facts

Who made Orbitron, and can you use it?

Designer: Matt McInerney
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 6 weights, 400–900
Variable axes: Weight 400–900
On Google Fonts since: 2010
Character sets: latin
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 “Orbitron”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Orbitron is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Orbitron, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Orbitron under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Orbitron on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Orbitron, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Orbitron. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 58.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.81lowercase against capitals
Width: 63.5% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 39%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.01 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 91% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 93% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 71% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 88% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Orbitron

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Orbitron →Compare side by side →Get Orbitron on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Orbitron without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Basement Grotesque34text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.5% taller

Fallback while it loads

Until Orbitron loads, this sets Arial in its place at 125.3% of its size, so running text keeps Orbitron’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Orbitron Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 125.34%;
  ascent-override: 80.66%;
  descent-override: 19.39%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Orbitron', 'Orbitron Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Orbitron

Of the 8,450 home pages that load Orbitron, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

More than chanceShare Tech Mono 237×Rajdhani 56×Audiowide 30×

Fonts that go with Orbitron: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerOrbitron + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Orbitron

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Orbitron free for commercial use?

Yes. Orbitron 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 “Orbitron”.

How do I download and install Orbitron?

FontKind doesn’t host Orbitron’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Orbitron in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Orbitron isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Orbitron Medium and Orbitron Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Orbitron in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Orbitron under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Orbitron in Figma?

Yes: Orbitron is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Orbitron have?

Orbitron comes in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 900.

Who designed Orbitron?

Orbitron was designed by Matt McInerney. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2010. Matt McInerney also made Raleway, Allerta, Allerta Stencil and one more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Orbitron?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Firjar Expanded (86), Science Gothic (79) and Aldrich (77), out of 100. Next to Orbitron, Firjar Expanded is 11% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 24% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Orbitron.