Sans serif · Khaled Hosny
Qahiri
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CSSfont-family: 'Qahiri', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Qahiri is a free sans serif by Khaled Hosny, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Qahiri has an x-height shorter than 99%, is narrower than 98% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 98%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tac One
Qahiri on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tac One (68 out of 100) and Geo (68). Tac One is 38% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 30% taller; Geo is 45% wider and 42% lighter, with an x-height 44% taller.
Qahiri and Tac One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with QahiriTac One…
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 Qahiri 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Qahiri 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 Qahiri, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Khaled Hosny
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- arabic, 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Qahiri 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 Qahiri, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Qahiri under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Qahiri, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 30.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.41lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 31.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 75%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.14 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 99% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 98% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 98% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Qahiri
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Tac One68more stroke contrast · 38% wider · x-height 30% taller
- Geo6845% wider · x-height 44% taller · 42% lighter
- Googee5829% wider · 35% lighter · x-height 16% taller
- Micro 557x-height 19% taller · 33% lighter · 12% wider
- Dhurjati5531% wider · x-height 18% taller · more stroke contrast
- Iceland5340% wider · 43% lighter · x-height 14% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Qahiri →Compare side by side →Get Qahiri on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Qahiri without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Qahiri sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Qahiri loads, this sets Arial in its place at 58.5% of its size, so running text keeps Qahiri’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Qahiri Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 58.47%;
ascent-override: 136.81%;
descent-override: 57.00%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Qahiri', 'Qahiri Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Qahiri
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Qahiri free for commercial use?
Yes. Qahiri 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 Qahiri?
FontKind doesn’t host Qahiri’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Qahiri in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Qahiri 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 Qahiri in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Qahiri under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Qahiri in Figma?
Yes: Qahiri is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Qahiri have?
Qahiri 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 Qahiri?
Qahiri was designed by Khaled Hosny. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2021. Khaled Hosny also made Amiri, Fustat and Aref Ruqaa Ink.
What fonts are similar to Qahiri?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tac One (68), Geo (68) and Googee (58), out of 100. Next to Qahiri, Tac One is 38% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 30% taller. See all 100 fonts like Qahiri.