Sans serif · Delve Withrington
Overpass
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CSSfont-family: 'Overpass', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Overpass is a free sans serif by Delve Withrington, Dave Bailey and Thomas Jockin, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Overpass has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Radio Canada
Overpass on one light table with its two closest fonts, Radio Canada (80 out of 100) and Meera Inimai (78). Radio Canada is 3% wider; Meera Inimai has nearly identical proportions.
Overpass and Radio Canada laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OverpassRadio Canada…
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 Overpass 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
Overpass in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Overpass, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Delve Withrington, Dave Bailey, Thomas Jockin
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- 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.
Overpass 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 Overpass, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Overpass under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Overpass, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.09 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 75% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Overpass
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Overpass's own familyOverpass Mono
- Radio Canada803% wider
- Meera Inimai78Nearly identical proportions
- Roboto7610% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Hanken Grotesk75x-height 4% shorter
- Tuffy759% narrower
- Estedad75more stroke contrast · 5% wider · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Overpass →Compare side by side →Get Overpass on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Overpass without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Meera Inimai78text 2.1% narrower · x-height 0.9% taller
- Roboto76text 0.6% narrower · x-height 3.4% taller
- Hanken Grotesk75text 0.5% wider · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Gothic A174text 0.8% wider · x-height 2.8% taller
- Radio Canada Big74same text width · x-height 3.7% taller
- Sarabun74text 2.8% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Overpass loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.1% of its size, so running text keeps Overpass’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Overpass Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.14%;
ascent-override: 87.30%;
descent-override: 37.87%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Overpass', 'Overpass Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Overpass
Of the 12,626 home pages that load Overpass, 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 Sans10%1,285 sites · 0.6× chance
- Roboto10%1,259 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat7.7%976 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato6.5%815 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins5.5%690 sites · 0.5× chance
- Oswald3.5%436 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chanceOverpass Mono 136×Amiri 5.9×Red Hat Text 5.5×
Fonts that go with Overpass: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerOverpass + 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 Overpass
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Overpass free for commercial use?
Yes. Overpass 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 Overpass?
FontKind doesn’t host Overpass’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Overpass in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Overpass 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 Overpass Thin and Overpass 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 Overpass in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Overpass under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Overpass in Figma?
Yes: Overpass is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Overpass have?
Overpass comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Overpass?
Overpass was designed by Delve Withrington, Dave Bailey and Thomas Jockin. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2016. Thomas Jockin also made Lexend, Lexend Deca, Amatic SC and six more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Overpass?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Radio Canada (80), Meera Inimai (78) and Roboto (76), out of 100. Next to Overpass, Radio Canada is 3% wider. Its own family, listed apart, adds Overpass Mono. See all 100 fonts like Overpass.