Sans serif · Dennis Grauel

Rag

Q: Is Rag free for commercial use?

Yes. Rag is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.

Q: How do I download and install Rag?

Rag comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub. On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/otf folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file.

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: 'Rag', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Rag is a free sans serif by Dennis Grauel, from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Rag has an average x-height, is wider than 80% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.

Compare with BDO Grotesk →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of BDO Grotesk

Rag on one light table with its two closest fonts, BDO Grotesk (84 out of 100) and Ronzino (82). BDO Grotesk has an x-height 9% taller; Ronzino is 9% narrower.

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Ink shared with RagBDO Grotesk…

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 Rag 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.

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03 / Weights

Rag in 3 weights

3 weights, 400–900, with italics

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

04 / Facts

Who made Rag, and can you use it?

Designer: Dennis Grauel
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 3 weights, 400–900, with italics
From: GitHub
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.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Rag 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

Its licence file, in its repository

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Rag comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: Not verified. Install it from its maker’s repository on GitHub first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Rag, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Rag under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Rag on GitHub

05 / Measurements

Rag, measured

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

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

x-height: 52.0% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 71.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.73lowercase against capitals
Width: 54.8% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 42%letter box filled
Contrast: 1.22 : 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 80% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Rag

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Rag's own familyRag Narrow

All 100 fonts similar to Rag →Compare side by side →Get Rag on GitHub

07 / Swap

Swap Rag without a jump

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

Fallback while it loads

Until Rag loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111% of its size, so running text keeps Rag’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Rag Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 111.04%;
  ascent-override: 97.27%;
  descent-override: 27.02%;
  line-gap-override: 11.71%;
}

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

08 / Questions

Questions about Rag

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

Is Rag free for commercial use?

Yes. Rag 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 Rag?

Rag comes free from its maker’s repository on GitHub . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts/otf folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .

Is Rag in Google Docs?

Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Rag comes from its maker’s repository on GitHub. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.

How many weights does Rag have?

Rag comes in three weights: Regular (400), Bold (700) and Black (900), and italics at 400 and 700.

Who designed Rag?

Rag was designed by Dennis Grauel. Dennis Grauel also made Frick, Frick Condensed and Sunday Masthead.

What fonts are similar to Rag?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are BDO Grotesk (84), Ronzino (82) and Kecal (81), out of 100. Next to Rag, BDO Grotesk has an x-height 9% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Rag Narrow. See all 100 fonts like Rag.