Sans serif · Inga Plönnigs
Plein
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CSSfont-family: 'Plein', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Plein is a free sans serif by Inga Plönnigs, from Fontshare. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Plein has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Amulya
Plein on one light table with its two closest fonts, Amulya (84 out of 100) and Average Sans (83). Amulya is 4% wider; Average Sans is 10% narrower and 18% heavier, with an x-height 10% shorter.
Plein and Amulya laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PleinAmulya…
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 Plein 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
Plein in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–900, with italics
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Plein, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Inga Plönnigs
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–900, with italics
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Plein is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Plein comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Plein comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Plein, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Plein under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Plein, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.29 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 71% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 76% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Plein
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Amulya844% wider
- Average Sans83x-height 10% shorter · 10% narrower · 18% heavier
- Murecho829% heavier
- Actor814% narrower · 7% heavier
- Skeena Indigenous81x-height 9% shorter · 7% narrower · 10% heavier
- Mukta7916% heavier · x-height 7% shorter · 6% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Plein →Compare side by side →Get Plein on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Plein without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Murecho82text 0.8% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
- Commissioner78text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Asap Sharp74text 0.7% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
- Antic74text 2.7% narrower · same x-height
- Mako73text 1.5% narrower · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Kedebideri67text 0.8% narrower · x-height 1.4% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Plein loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.7% of its size, so running text keeps Plein’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Plein Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.69%;
ascent-override: 103.32%;
descent-override: 27.08%;
line-gap-override: 10.03%;
}
font-family: 'Plein', 'Plein Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Plein
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Plein free for commercial use?
Yes. Plein is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Plein?
FontKind doesn’t host Plein’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Plein in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Plein 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 Plein Light and Plein Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Plein in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Plein comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Plein in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Plein comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Plein have?
Plein comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), Bold (700) and Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Plein?
Plein was designed by Inga Plönnigs. Inga Plönnigs also made Rowan.
What fonts are similar to Plein?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Amulya (84), Average Sans (83) and Murecho (82), out of 100. Next to Plein, Amulya is 4% wider. See all 100 fonts like Plein.