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Ostrich Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Ostrich Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ostrich Sans is a free sans serif, from Fontsource. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ostrich Sans has an x-height taller than 96%, is narrower than 94% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 99%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Gotho
Ostrich Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Gotho (100 out of 100) and Alumni Sans Pinstripe (96). Gotho is 15% lighter, with an x-height 22% shorter and less stroke contrast; Alumni Sans Pinstripe is 36% lighter and 11% narrower, with an x-height 27% shorter.
Ostrich Sans and Gotho laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Ostrich SansGotho…
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 Ostrich Sans 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Ostrich Sans in 4 weights
4 weights, 300–900
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Can you use Ostrich Sans?
- Designer
- Not listed
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 300–900
- From
- Fontsource
- 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 Fontsource.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Ostrich Sans 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Ostrich Sans comes from Fontsource. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontsource first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Ostrich Sans comes from Fontsource: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Ostrich Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ostrich Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ostrich Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 67.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 36.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 19%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.03 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 96% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 94% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 99% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 85% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ostrich Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Gotho100x-height 22% shorter · 15% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Alumni Sans Pinstripe96x-height 27% shorter · 36% lighter · 11% narrower
- Smooch Sans8671% heavier · x-height 30% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Marvel8471% heavier · x-height 26% shorter · 5% wider
- Abel8478% heavier · x-height 26% shorter · 16% wider
- Printline82127% heavier · x-height 26% shorter · 22% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Ostrich Sans →Compare side by side →Get Ostrich Sans on Fontsource
07 / Swap
Swap Ostrich Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Ostrich Sans sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Ostrich Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 72.4% of its size, so running text keeps Ostrich Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ostrich Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 72.38%;
ascent-override: 103.49%;
descent-override: 34.54%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ostrich Sans', 'Ostrich Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ostrich Sans
Answered from its licence, Fontsource and each app’s own font list
Is Ostrich Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Ostrich Sans is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Ostrich Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Ostrich Sans’s files: it isn’t on Google Fonts, and comes free from Fontsource , a library of open fonts. On its page there, choose Get font, then Download complete family, and unzip the file: it holds desktop fonts for every weight and style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install. For a website, npm install @fontsource/ostrich-sans adds it in one line.
Is Ostrich Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ostrich Sans 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 Ostrich Sans Light and Ostrich Sans 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 Ostrich Sans in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Ostrich Sans comes from Fontsource. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Ostrich Sans in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Ostrich Sans comes from Fontsource. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Ostrich Sans have?
Ostrich Sans comes in four weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Bold (700) and Black (900).
What fonts are similar to Ostrich Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Gotho (100), Alumni Sans Pinstripe (96) and Smooch Sans (86), out of 100. Next to Ostrich Sans, Gotho is 15% lighter, with an x-height 22% shorter and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Ostrich Sans.