Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Oswald
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CSSfont-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Oswald is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, Kalapi Gajjar and Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Oswald has an x-height taller than 90%, is narrower than 91% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 88%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Antonio
Oswald on one light table with its two closest fonts, Antonio (91 out of 100) and Fjalla One (89). Antonio is 13% lighter, with an x-height 27% taller; Fjalla One is 9% wider, with an x-height 16% taller.
Oswald and Antonio laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OswaldAntonio…
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 Oswald 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 / Weights
Oswald in 6 weights
6 weights, 200–700 · variable from 200 to 700
Variable weight, 200 to 700
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Oswald, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams, Kalapi Gajjar, Cyreal
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 200–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Oswald 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 Oswald, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Oswald under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Oswald, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 81.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 55%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 91% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 88% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 84% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Oswald
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Antonio91x-height 27% taller · 13% lighter
- Fjalla One89x-height 16% taller · 9% wider
- Special Gothic Condensed One88x-height 12% shorter · 14% heavier · 6% narrower
- League Gothic8327% narrower · 25% heavier · x-height 5% shorter
- Bebas Neue82x-height 21% taller
- Anton SC75x-height 27% taller · 34% heavier · 14% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Oswald →Compare side by side →Get Oswald on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Oswald without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Oswald loads, this sets Arial in its place at 82% of its size, so running text keeps Oswald’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Oswald Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 81.98%;
ascent-override: 145.53%;
descent-override: 35.25%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Oswald', 'Oswald Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Oswald
Of the 179,800 home pages that load Oswald, 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
- Open Sans24%43,108 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto21%37,548 sites · 1× chance
- Montserrat9.6%17,199 sites · 0.7× chance
- Lato8.6%15,525 sites · 1.1× chance
- Poppins6.9%12,490 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter5.1%9,180 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chancePassion One 6.2×Pontano Sans 4.5×Shadows Into Light 4×
Fonts that go with Oswald: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerOswald + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Oswald
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Oswald free for commercial use?
Yes. Oswald 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 Oswald?
FontKind doesn’t host Oswald’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 Oswald in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Oswald 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 Oswald ExtraLight and Oswald SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Oswald in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Oswald under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Oswald in Figma?
Yes: Oswald 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 Oswald have?
Oswald comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 700.
Who designed Oswald?
Oswald was designed by Vernon Adams, Kalapi Gajjar and Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Mulish and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Oswald?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Antonio (91), Fjalla One (89) and Special Gothic Condensed One (88), out of 100. Next to Oswald, Antonio is 13% lighter, with an x-height 27% taller. See all 100 fonts like Oswald.