Sans serif · Indian Type Foundry
Rajdhani
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CSSfont-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rajdhani is a free sans serif by Indian Type Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Rajdhani has an average x-height, is narrower than 82% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 97%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Chathura
Rajdhani on one light table with its two closest fonts, Chathura (90 out of 100) and Jura (87). Chathura is 47% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 42% shorter; Jura is 20% wider, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Rajdhani and Chathura laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RajdhaniChathura…
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 Rajdhani 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
Rajdhani in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Rajdhani, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Indian Type Foundry
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Rajdhani 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 Rajdhani, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rajdhani under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rajdhani, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 64.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.79lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 27%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.11 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 82% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 97% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 69% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rajdhani
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Chathura9047% narrower · x-height 42% shorter · 9% heavier
- Jura8720% wider · x-height 7% shorter
- Ostrich Sans79x-height 32% taller · 18% narrower · 30% lighter
- Barlow Semi Condensed7741% heavier
- Text Me One76Nearly identical proportions
- Smooch Sans7521% narrower · 19% heavier · x-height 8% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Rajdhani →Compare side by side →Get Rajdhani on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rajdhani without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Sofia Sans Semi Condensed61same text width · x-height 4.5% shorter
- Gafata49same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Strait44text 1.3% wider · x-height 2.0% taller
- Saira Semi Condensed43same text width · same x-height
- Share Tech42text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Blinker36text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Rajdhani loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.5% of its size, so running text keeps Rajdhani’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rajdhani Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.50%;
ascent-override: 100.54%;
descent-override: 37.41%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rajdhani', 'Rajdhani Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Rajdhani
Of the 14,812 home pages that load Rajdhani, 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
- Roboto17%2,519 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans11%1,615 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter9.8%1,447 sites · 1× chance
- Orbitron7.6%1,119 sites · 56× chance
- Poppins7%1,032 sites · 0.6× chanceSame designer
- Montserrat6.2%917 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceShare Tech Mono 84×Orbitron 56×Coda 30×
Fonts that go with Rajdhani: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerRajdhani + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Rajdhani
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rajdhani free for commercial use?
Yes. Rajdhani 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 Rajdhani?
FontKind doesn’t host Rajdhani’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds five 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 Rajdhani in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rajdhani 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 Rajdhani Light and Rajdhani 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 Rajdhani in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rajdhani under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rajdhani in Figma?
Yes: Rajdhani is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rajdhani have?
Rajdhani comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700).
Who designed Rajdhani?
Rajdhani was designed by Indian Type Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2014. Indian Type Foundry also made Poppins, Teko, Khand and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Rajdhani?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Chathura (90), Jura (87) and Ostrich Sans (79), out of 100. Next to Rajdhani, Chathura is 47% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 42% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Rajdhani.