Sans serif · MADType

Quantico

Q: Is Quantico free for commercial use?

Yes. Quantico 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 “Quantico”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 Regular

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

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

Quantico is a free sans serif by MADType, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Quantico has an average x-height, is wider than 64% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with GST Aero →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of GST Aero

Quantico on one light table with its two closest fonts, GST Aero (100 out of 100) and Tomorrow (98). GST Aero is 12% wider and 11% lighter, with an x-height 40% taller; Tomorrow is 11% lighter and 5% wider, with an x-height 5% taller.

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Ink shared with QuanticoGST Aero…

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 Quantico alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

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03 / Weights

Quantico in 2 weights

2 weights, 400–700, with italics

400 Regular, with its italic
700 Bold, with its italic

04 / Facts

Who made Quantico, and can you use it?

Designer: MADType
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
On Google Fonts since: 2011
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 “Quantico”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Quantico 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

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 Quantico, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Quantico under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Quantico on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Quantico, measured

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

Hxgp in Quantico. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 50.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 70.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.71lowercase against capitals
Width: 52.3% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 44%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 64% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 66% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 68% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Quantico

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Quantico →Compare side by side →Get Quantico on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Quantico without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Quantico loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106.4% of its size, so running text keeps Quantico’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Quantico Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 106.45%;
  ascent-override: 99.86%;
  descent-override: 34.48%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Quantico', 'Quantico Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Quantico

Of the 914 home pages that load Quantico, 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

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerQuantico + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Quantico

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

Is Quantico free for commercial use?

Yes. Quantico 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 “Quantico”.

How do I download and install Quantico?

FontKind doesn’t host Quantico’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 Quantico in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Quantico 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 Quantico in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Quantico under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Quantico in Figma?

Yes: Quantico 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 Quantico have?

Quantico comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.

Who designed Quantico?

Quantico was designed by MADType. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. MADType also made Abel, Lustria, Aldrich and one more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Quantico?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are GST Aero (100), Tomorrow (98) and Chakra Petch (92), out of 100. Next to Quantico, GST Aero is 12% wider and 11% lighter, with an x-height 40% taller. See all 100 fonts like Quantico.