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Phlatt Grotesk

Case
72 px
Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in
0 em
1.10

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CSSfont-family: 'Phlatt Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Phlatt Grotesk is a free sans serif by RandomMaerks, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Phlatt Grotesk has an x-height shorter than 84%, is narrower than 61% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 83%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with Roboto Flex →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Roboto Flex

Phlatt Grotesk on one light table with its two closest fonts, Roboto Flex (80 out of 100) and Karla (79). Roboto Flex is 22% heavier, with an x-height 8% taller and more stroke contrast; Karla is 6% wider and 6% heavier.

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Phlatt Grotesk and Roboto Flex laid on top of each other.

Ink shared with Phlatt GroteskRoboto 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.

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02 / Letters

The Phlatt Grotesk 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

Phlatt Grotesk 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 Phlatt Grotesk, and can you use it?

Designer
RandomMaerks
Kind
Sans serif
Styles
1 weight (400)
From
GitHub
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.
PDFs and documents
Yes.
Changes
Yes, under another name. Not as “Phlatt Grotesk”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files
Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Phlatt Grotesk is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs
Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Phlatt Grotesk comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint
Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
Figma
Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva
Not verified. Search its font menu for Phlatt Grotesk, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut
Once installed. Design Space lists Phlatt Grotesk under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Phlatt Grotesk on GitHub

05 / Measurements

Phlatt Grotesk, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Phlatt Grotesk. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named
x-height
47.7% of the emlowercase x
Cap height
63.9% of the emcapitals
x / cap
0.75lowercase against capitals
Width
49.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink
36%letter box filled
Contrast
1.05 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

  • x-heightSmaller than 84% of sans serifs

  • WidthNarrower than 61% of sans serifs

  • InkLighter than 83% of sans serifs

  • ContrastMore even than 83% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Phlatt Grotesk

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Phlatt Grotesk →Compare side by side →Get Phlatt Grotesk on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap Phlatt Grotesk without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Phlatt Grotesk loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.7% of its size, so running text keeps Phlatt Grotesk’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Phlatt Grotesk Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 99.66%;
  ascent-override: 80.27%;
  descent-override: 20.07%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Phlatt Grotesk', 'Phlatt Grotesk Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Questions

Questions about Phlatt Grotesk

Answered from its licence, GitHub and each app’s own font list

Is Phlatt Grotesk free for commercial use?

Yes. Phlatt Grotesk 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 “Phlatt Grotesk”.

How do I download and install Phlatt Grotesk?

Phlatt Grotesk comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is Phlatt Grotesk in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Phlatt Grotesk comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does Phlatt Grotesk have?

Phlatt Grotesk 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 Phlatt Grotesk?

Phlatt Grotesk was designed by RandomMaerks. RandomMaerks also made Overused Grotesk and Trmnl Cubic.

What fonts are similar to Phlatt Grotesk?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Roboto Flex (80), Karla (79) and Padauk (78), out of 100. Next to Phlatt Grotesk, Roboto Flex is 22% heavier, with an x-height 8% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Phlatt Grotesk.