Sans serif · Étienne Aubert Bonn
Radio Canada Big
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CSSfont-family: 'Radio Canada Big', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Radio Canada Big is a free sans serif by Étienne Aubert Bonn, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Radio Canada Big has an x-height taller than 72%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Glide
Radio Canada Big on one light table with its two closest fonts, Glide (87 out of 100) and Kecal (81). Glide has nearly identical proportions; Kecal is 7% lighter, with an x-height 4% shorter.
Radio Canada Big and Glide laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Radio Canada BigGlide…
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 Radio Canada Big 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
Radio Canada Big in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–700, with italics · variable from 400 to 700
Variable weight, 400 to 700
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Radio Canada Big, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Étienne Aubert Bonn
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–700, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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.
Radio Canada Big 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 Radio Canada Big, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Radio Canada Big under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Radio Canada Big, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 49%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 72% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 79% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Radio Canada Big
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Radio Canada Big's own familyRadio Canada
- Glide87Nearly identical proportions
- Kecal81x-height 4% shorter · 7% lighter
- BDO Grotesk8010% wider · x-height 7% taller · 9% lighter
- Rag799% wider · 14% lighter
- Ronzino7913% lighter
- Rag Narrow787% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Radio Canada Big →Compare side by side →Get Radio Canada Big on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Radio Canada Big without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Glide87text 1.7% wider · same x-height
- Kecal81text 2.6% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- Ronzino79same text width · same x-height
- Meera Inimai76text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Switzer76same text width · same x-height
- Hedvig Letters Sans75text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Radio Canada Big loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101% of its size, so running text keeps Radio Canada Big’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Radio Canada Big Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.01%;
ascent-override: 98.51%;
descent-override: 30.20%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Radio Canada Big', 'Radio Canada Big Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Radio Canada Big
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Radio Canada Big free for commercial use?
Yes. Radio Canada Big 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 Radio Canada Big?
FontKind doesn’t host Radio Canada Big’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 Radio Canada Big in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Radio Canada Big 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 Radio Canada Big Medium and Radio Canada Big 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 Radio Canada Big in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Radio Canada Big under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Radio Canada Big in Figma?
Yes: Radio Canada Big is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Radio Canada Big have?
Radio Canada Big comes in four weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 700.
Who designed Radio Canada Big?
Radio Canada Big was designed by Étienne Aubert Bonn. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2024.
What fonts are similar to Radio Canada Big?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Glide (87), Kecal (81) and BDO Grotesk (80), out of 100. Next to Radio Canada Big, Glide has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Radio Canada. See all 100 fonts like Radio Canada Big.