Sans serif · Tharique Azeez
Pavanam
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CSSfont-family: 'Pavanam', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Pavanam is a free sans serif by Tharique Azeez, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Pavanam has an x-height shorter than 85%, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Roboto Flex
Pavanam on one light table with its two closest fonts, Roboto Flex (85 out of 100) and News Cycle (82). Roboto Flex is 26% heavier and 12% wider, with an x-height 8% taller; News Cycle is 3% narrower, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast.
Pavanam and Roboto Flex laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PavanamRoboto Flex…
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 Pavanam 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 / Sizes
Pavanam at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Pavanam, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Tharique Azeez
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, tamil
- 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.
Pavanam 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 Pavanam, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Pavanam under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Pavanam, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 67.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.37 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 85% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 83% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 87% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 86% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Pavanam
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Pavanam's letters under another namePontano Sans
- Roboto Flex8526% heavier · 12% wider · x-height 8% taller
- News Cycle82x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast · 3% narrower
- Pathway Extreme8127% wider · x-height 14% taller · 16% heavier
- Boon7711% wider · x-height 5% taller
- Cooper Hewitt75x-height 12% taller · 10% wider · less stroke contrast
- Supreme7512% wider · 12% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Pavanam →Compare side by side →Get Pavanam on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Pavanam without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Pavanam sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Pavanam loads, this sets Arial in its place at 88.3% of its size, so running text keeps Pavanam’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Pavanam Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 88.27%;
ascent-override: 107.85%;
descent-override: 38.41%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Pavanam', 'Pavanam Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Pavanam
Of the 320 home pages that load Pavanam, 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
More than chancePridi 1,120×
Pair checkerPavanam + 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 Pavanam
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Pavanam free for commercial use?
Yes. Pavanam 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 Pavanam?
FontKind doesn’t host Pavanam’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Pavanam in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Pavanam isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Pavanam in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Pavanam under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Pavanam in Figma?
Yes: Pavanam is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Pavanam have?
Pavanam comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Pavanam?
Pavanam was designed by Tharique Azeez. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2016. Tharique Azeez also made Kavivanar.
What fonts are similar to Pavanam?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Roboto Flex (85), News Cycle (82) and Pathway Extreme (81), out of 100. Next to Pavanam, Roboto Flex is 26% heavier and 12% wider, with an x-height 8% taller. See all 100 fonts like Pavanam.