Sans serif · Pria Ravichandran
Palanquin Dark
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CSSfont-family: 'Palanquin Dark', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Palanquin Dark is a free sans serif by Pria Ravichandran, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Palanquin Dark has an x-height shorter than 79%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 91%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Secular One
Palanquin Dark on one light table with its two closest fonts, Secular One (81 out of 100) and Catamaran (77). Secular One is 7% wider, with an x-height 8% taller; Catamaran is 31% lighter and 10% narrower.
Palanquin Dark and Secular One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Palanquin DarkSecular One…
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 Palanquin Dark 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
Palanquin Dark in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Palanquin Dark, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Pria Ravichandran
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Palanquin Dark 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 Palanquin Dark, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Palanquin Dark under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Palanquin Dark, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 59%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.21 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 79% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 91% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Palanquin Dark
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Secular One81x-height 8% taller · 7% wider
- Catamaran7731% lighter · 10% narrower
- Braah One769% wider · x-height 6% taller · 7% heavier
- Hammersmith One71x-height 5% taller
- REM6920% lighter · 4% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Allerta6814% wider · x-height 14% taller · 22% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Palanquin Dark →Compare side by side →Get Palanquin Dark on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Palanquin Dark without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- DIN 1451-4H57text 0.6% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Cambay55text 2.8% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Kanit52text 0.5% wider · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Quilon52text 1.7% wider · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Geom52same text width · x-height 1.2% taller
- Cantarell50text 2.4% wider · x-height 0.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Palanquin Dark loads, this sets Arial in its place at 102.2% of its size, so running text keeps Palanquin Dark’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Palanquin Dark Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.17%;
ascent-override: 129.19%;
descent-override: 48.06%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Palanquin Dark', 'Palanquin Dark Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Palanquin Dark
Of the 1,213 home pages that load Palanquin Dark, 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
- Montserrat17%208 sites · 1.3× chance
- Roboto17%202 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins12%146 sites · 1.1× chance
- Open Sans11%132 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato8.3%101 sites · 1× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Palanquin Dark
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Palanquin Dark free for commercial use?
Yes. Palanquin Dark 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 Palanquin Dark?
FontKind doesn’t host Palanquin Dark’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 Palanquin Dark in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Palanquin Dark 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 Palanquin Dark Medium and Palanquin Dark 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 Palanquin Dark in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Palanquin Dark under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Palanquin Dark in Figma?
Yes: Palanquin Dark is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Palanquin Dark have?
Palanquin Dark comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Palanquin Dark?
Palanquin Dark was designed by Pria Ravichandran. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2015. Pria Ravichandran also made Catamaran.
What fonts are similar to Palanquin Dark?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Secular One (81), Catamaran (77) and Braah One (76), out of 100. Next to Palanquin Dark, Secular One is 7% wider, with an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like Palanquin Dark.