Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Pontano Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Pontano Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Pontano Sans is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Pontano Sans has an x-height shorter than 69%, is narrower than 67% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 60%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Pathway Extreme
Pontano Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Pathway Extreme (80 out of 100) and Special Gothic (79). Pathway Extreme is 17% wider, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast; Special Gothic has less stroke contrast.
Pontano Sans and Pathway Extreme laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Pontano SansPathway Extreme…
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 Pontano Sans 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
Pontano Sans in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700 · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Pontano Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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.
Pontano Sans 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 Pontano Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Pontano Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Pontano Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.44 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 69% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 67% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 60% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Pontano Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Pontano Sans's letters under another namePavanam
- Pathway Extreme8017% wider · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
- Special Gothic79less stroke contrast
- Archivo78x-height 5% taller · 9% heavier · 4% wider
- Clear Sans785% wider · less stroke contrast
- Asta Sans777% wider · less stroke contrast
- Public Sans7710% wider · x-height 4% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Pontano Sans →Compare side by side →Get Pontano Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Pontano Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Special Gothic79text 0.9% wider · x-height 0.9% taller
- Plainsound Semi Condensed75same text width · x-height 4.1% taller
- Rag Narrow75text 1.7% wider · x-height 4.1% taller
- Clash Grotesk70text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Almarai67text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Gudea67text 1.9% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Pontano Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.5% of its size, so running text keeps Pontano Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Pontano Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.54%;
ascent-override: 104.59%;
descent-override: 30.94%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Pontano Sans', 'Pontano Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Pontano Sans
Of the 1,607 home pages that load Pontano Sans, 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%279 sites · 1× chance
- Oswald13%205 sites · 4.5× chanceSame designer
- Roboto13%203 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat9.2%148 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins8.7%140 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato6.8%109 sites · 0.8× chance
More than chanceOswald 4.5×
Pair checkerPontano Sans + 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 Pontano Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Pontano Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Pontano Sans 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 Pontano Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Pontano Sans’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 Pontano Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Pontano Sans 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 Pontano Sans Light and Pontano Sans SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Pontano Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Pontano Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Pontano Sans in Figma?
Yes: Pontano Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Pontano Sans have?
Pontano Sans comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Pontano Sans?
Pontano Sans was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Pontano Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Pathway Extreme (80), Special Gothic (79) and Archivo (78), out of 100. Next to Pontano Sans, Pathway Extreme is 17% wider, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Pontano Sans.