Sans serif · Jovanny Lemonad
Philosopher
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CSSfont-family: 'Philosopher', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Philosopher is a free sans serif by Jovanny Lemonad, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Philosopher has an x-height shorter than 87%, is narrower than 68% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 2.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Belleza
Philosopher on one light table with its two closest fonts, Belleza (67 out of 100) and Gaeilge (58). Belleza is 7% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter; Gaeilge is 14% heavier and 7% wider, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Philosopher and Belleza laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PhilosopherBelleza…
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 Philosopher 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
Philosopher in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Philosopher, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jovanny Lemonad
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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.
Philosopher 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 Philosopher, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Philosopher under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Philosopher, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.38 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 87% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 68% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 64% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Philosopher
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Belleza677% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
- Gaeilge58x-height 8% shorter · 14% heavier · 7% wider
- Buda5728% lighter · 12% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Russolo559% wider · less stroke contrast · x-height 6% taller
- Italiana55more stroke contrast · 34% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Bagnard Sans5311% wider · 21% heavier · more stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Philosopher →Compare side by side →Get Philosopher on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Philosopher without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Arya49text 0.5% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
- Nuosu SIL49text 2.2% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- KoHo42text 1.3% wider · same x-height
- Skeena Indigenous40text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Spirax31text 0.6% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Frank Ruhl Libre30text 2.6% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Philosopher loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.3% of its size, so running text keeps Philosopher’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Philosopher Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.31%;
ascent-override: 93.45%;
descent-override: 22.84%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Philosopher', 'Philosopher Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Philosopher
Of the 5,334 home pages that load Philosopher, 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 Sans17%916 sites · 0.9× chance
- Roboto14%769 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat13%673 sites · 0.9× chance
- Poppins6.7%356 sites · 0.6× chance
- Lato5.5%293 sites · 0.7× chance
- PT Sans5.4%287 sites · 5× chance
More than chanceMerriweather Sans 9.4×Dancing Script 5.5×PT Sans 5×
Fonts that go with Philosopher: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerPhilosopher + 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 Philosopher
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Philosopher free for commercial use?
Yes. Philosopher 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 Philosopher?
FontKind doesn’t host Philosopher’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 Philosopher in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Philosopher 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 Philosopher in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Philosopher under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Philosopher in Figma?
Yes: Philosopher is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Philosopher have?
Philosopher comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Philosopher?
Philosopher was designed by Jovanny Lemonad. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2011. Jovanny Lemonad also made Russo One, Prosto One, Neucha and ten more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Philosopher?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Belleza (67), Gaeilge (58) and Buda (57), out of 100. Next to Philosopher, Belleza is 7% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Philosopher.