Sans serif · Ben Weiner
Puritan
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CSSfont-family: 'Puritan', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Puritan is a free sans serif by Ben Weiner, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Puritan has an average x-height, is narrower than 72% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Catamaran
Puritan on one light table with its two closest fonts, Catamaran (78 out of 100) and Molengo (74). Catamaran has nearly identical proportions; Molengo has an x-height 10% shorter.
Puritan and Catamaran laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with PuritanCatamaran…
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 Puritan alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Puritan in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Puritan, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ben Weiner
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- latin
- 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, under another name. Not as “Puritan”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Puritan 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 Puritan, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Puritan under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Puritan, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 40%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.31 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 72% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 63% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 79% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Puritan
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Catamaran78Nearly identical proportions
- Molengo74x-height 10% shorter
- ABeeZee7413% wider · x-height 5% taller · less stroke contrast
- Carlito74x-height 6% shorter · 8% heavier
- Mukta73x-height 7% shorter · 12% heavier
- Tajawal73x-height 11% shorter · 12% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Puritan →Compare side by side →Get Puritan on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Puritan without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Catamaran78text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Source Sans 368text 0.8% narrower · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Epunda Sans64text 2.8% narrower · x-height 1.5% shorter
- Rosario63same text width · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Varta62text 1.1% narrower · x-height 4.5% shorter
- Actor61text 1.0% wider · x-height 0.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Puritan loads, this sets Arial in its place at 95.5% of its size, so running text keeps Puritan’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Puritan Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 95.46%;
ascent-override: 90.14%;
descent-override: 26.19%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Puritan', 'Puritan Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Puritan
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Puritan free for commercial use?
Yes. Puritan 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 “Puritan”.
How do I download and install Puritan?
FontKind doesn’t host Puritan’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 Puritan in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Puritan 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 Puritan in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Puritan under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Puritan in Figma?
Yes: Puritan 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 Puritan have?
Puritan comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Puritan?
Puritan was designed by Ben Weiner. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2010. Ben Weiner also made Bentham and Geo.
What fonts are similar to Puritan?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Catamaran (78), Molengo (74) and ABeeZee (74), out of 100. Next to Puritan, Catamaran has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Puritan.