Sans serif · Red Stone
Parkinsans
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CSSfont-family: 'Parkinsans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Parkinsans is a free sans serif by Red Stone, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Parkinsans has an x-height taller than 84%, is wider than 86% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Poppins
Parkinsans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Poppins (88 out of 100) and Livvic (76). Poppins has nearly identical proportions; Livvic is 11% narrower and 8% lighter, with an x-height 9% shorter.
Parkinsans and Poppins laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ParkinsansPoppins…
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 Parkinsans 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
Parkinsans in 6 weights
6 weights, 300–800 · variable from 300 to 800
Variable weight, 300 to 800
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Parkinsans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Red Stone
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 300–800
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Parkinsans 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 Parkinsans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Parkinsans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Parkinsans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 54.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.18 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 84% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 86% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Parkinsans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Poppins88Nearly identical proportions
- Livvic7611% narrower · x-height 9% shorter · 8% lighter
- Giphurs769% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
- Open Sauce One734% narrower
- Moderustic73x-height 9% shorter · 5% narrower
- Fixel739% narrower · x-height 5% shorter · 9% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Parkinsans →Compare side by side →Get Parkinsans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Parkinsans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Poppins88text 0.9% narrower · same x-height
- Argentum Sans68same text width · x-height 3.0% shorter
- Sora63text 0.6% narrower · x-height 2.6% shorter
- Epilogue61text 1.9% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
- DejaVu Sans61same text width · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Parkinsans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115.2% of its size, so running text keeps Parkinsans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Parkinsans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 115.20%;
ascent-override: 91.15%;
descent-override: 30.38%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Parkinsans', 'Parkinsans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Parkinsans
Of the 1,180 home pages that load Parkinsans, 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
- Inter9.6%113 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins7.1%84 sites · 0.6× chance
- DM Sans7%83 sites · 3.6× chance
- Roboto6%71 sites · 0.3× chance
- Open Sans4.7%55 sites · 0.3× chance
- Outfit4.7%55 sites · 4.2× chance
More than chanceOutfit 4.2×DM Sans 3.6×
Pair checkerParkinsans + 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 Parkinsans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Parkinsans free for commercial use?
Yes. Parkinsans 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 Parkinsans?
FontKind doesn’t host Parkinsans’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 Parkinsans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Parkinsans 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 Parkinsans Light and Parkinsans ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Parkinsans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Parkinsans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Parkinsans in Figma?
Yes: Parkinsans 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 Parkinsans have?
Parkinsans comes in six weights, from Light (300) to ExtraBold (800). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 800.
Who designed Parkinsans?
Parkinsans was designed by Red Stone. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2024.
What fonts are similar to Parkinsans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Poppins (88), Livvic (76) and Giphurs (76), out of 100. Next to Parkinsans, Poppins has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Parkinsans.