Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Oxygen
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CSSfont-family: 'Oxygen', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Oxygen is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Oxygen has an x-height taller than 78%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 67%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Comme
Oxygen on one light table with its two closest fonts, Comme (87 out of 100) and M PLUS 1p (81). Comme is 5% wider; M PLUS 1p is 8% wider and 14% lighter.
Oxygen and Comme laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with OxygenComme…
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 Oxygen 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
Oxygen in 3 weights
3 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Oxygen, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 3 weights, 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Oxygen”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Oxygen 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 Oxygen, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Oxygen under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Oxygen, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 78% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 67% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 65% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Oxygen
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Oxygen's own familyOxygen Mono
- Comme875% widerBased on Oxygen
- M PLUS 1p818% wider · 14% lighter
- Nunito Sans81x-height 9% shorter
- Open Sans794% wider
- Mulish79x-height 6% shorter · 4% wider
- Duru Sans7814% wider · x-height 5% taller · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Oxygen →Compare side by side →Get Oxygen on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Oxygen without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Murecho75text 2.9% narrower · x-height 2.9% shorter
- Noto Sans Display73text 0.6% narrower · same x-height
- Gothic A172same text width · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Asap Sharp69text 1.4% narrower · x-height 2.4% shorter
- Manrope67text 2.4% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
- Vend Sans66same text width · x-height 2.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Oxygen loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.8% of its size, so running text keeps Oxygen’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Oxygen Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.81%;
ascent-override: 100.86%;
descent-override: 23.16%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Oxygen', 'Oxygen Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Oxygen
Of the 15,393 home pages that load Oxygen, 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
- Roboto14%2,159 sites · 0.7× chance
- Open Sans12%1,884 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat7.6%1,165 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato7.1%1,100 sites · 0.9× chance
- Encode Sans Condensed5.9%904 sites · 125× chance
- Poppins4.4%679 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceEncode Sans Condensed 125×Kaushan Script 18×Rufina 13×
Fonts that go with Oxygen: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerOxygen + 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 Oxygen
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Oxygen free for commercial use?
Yes. Oxygen 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 “Oxygen”.
How do I download and install Oxygen?
FontKind doesn’t host Oxygen’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds three font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Oxygen in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Oxygen 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 Oxygen Light. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Oxygen in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Oxygen under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Oxygen in Figma?
Yes: Oxygen is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Oxygen have?
Oxygen comes in three weights: Light (300), Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Oxygen?
Oxygen was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 52 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Oxygen?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Comme (87), M PLUS 1p (81) and Nunito Sans (81), out of 100. Next to Oxygen, Comme is 5% wider. Its own family, listed apart, adds Oxygen Mono. See all 100 fonts like Oxygen.