Sans serif · Jonny Pinhorn
Quilon
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CSSfont-family: 'Quilon', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Quilon is a free sans serif by Jonny Pinhorn, from Fontshare. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Quilon has an x-height shorter than 89%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 2.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Arya
Quilon on one light table with its two closest fonts, Arya (85 out of 100) and Padauk (75). Arya is 9% narrower and 17% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Padauk is 13% narrower and 20% lighter, with less stroke contrast.
Quilon and Arya laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with QuilonArya…
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 Quilon 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
Quilon in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Quilon, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jonny Pinhorn
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700
- 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.
Quilon 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 Quilon comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Quilon comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Quilon, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Quilon under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Quilon, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 58.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 53%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.32 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 89% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 86% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Quilon
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Arya859% narrower · 17% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Padauk7513% narrower · 20% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Helmet74less stroke contrast · 11% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Chivo73x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast · 17% lighter
- Optician Sans7217% wider · less stroke contrast · 24% lighter
- Perun69less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller · 9% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Quilon →Compare side by side →Get Quilon on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Quilon without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Kanit68text 1.2% narrower · x-height 1.9% taller
- Karla64same text width · x-height 3.0% taller
- Bagnard Sans57text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.0% taller
- Violet Sans55text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.2% taller
- Palanquin Dark52text 1.7% narrower · x-height 4.3% taller
- Play47text 2.0% narrower · x-height 4.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Quilon loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103.9% of its size, so running text keeps Quilon’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Quilon Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 103.90%;
ascent-override: 81.81%;
descent-override: 25.99%;
line-gap-override: 6.74%;
}
font-family: 'Quilon', 'Quilon Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Quilon
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Quilon free for commercial use?
Yes. Quilon 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 Quilon?
FontKind doesn’t host Quilon’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 Quilon in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Quilon 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 Quilon Medium and Quilon SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Quilon in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Quilon 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 Quilon in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Quilon comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Quilon have?
Quilon comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Quilon?
Quilon was designed by Jonny Pinhorn. Jonny Pinhorn also made Poppins, Karla and Shrikhand.
What fonts are similar to Quilon?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Arya (85), Padauk (75) and Helmet (74), out of 100. Next to Quilon, Arya is 9% narrower and 17% lighter, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Quilon.