Sans serif · Purushoth Kumar Guttula
Ramabhadra
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CSSfont-family: 'Ramabhadra', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ramabhadra is a free sans serif by Purushoth Kumar Guttula, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ramabhadra has an x-height taller than 72%, is wider than 74% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 89%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Perun
Ramabhadra on one light table with its two closest fonts, Perun (87 out of 100) and Archivo Black (86). Perun has an x-height 5% shorter; Archivo Black is 14% wider and 26% heavier.
Ramabhadra and Perun laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RamabhadraPerun…
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 Ramabhadra 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 / Sizes
Ramabhadra at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Ramabhadra, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Purushoth Kumar Guttula
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- latin, telugu
- 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.
Ramabhadra 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 Ramabhadra, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ramabhadra under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ramabhadra, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 52.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 57%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.53 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 72% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 74% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 89% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 92% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ramabhadra
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Perun87x-height 5% shorter
- Archivo Black8614% wider · 26% heavier
- Arimo8625% lighter · 9% narrower
- St. Martin769% lighter
- Alatsi758% narrower · x-height 6% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Rag Narrow7313% narrower · 17% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Ramabhadra →Compare side by side →Get Ramabhadra on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ramabhadra without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- St. Martin76text 2.7% narrower · same x-height
- Chivo69same text width · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Secular One64text 0.8% wider · x-height 1.1% shorter
- Doppio One63text 0.5% narrower · x-height 2.6% shorter
- Public Sans62text 2.0% narrower · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Telex58text 2.3% narrower · x-height 2.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Ramabhadra loads, this sets Arial in its place at 107.7% of its size, so running text keeps Ramabhadra’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ramabhadra Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 107.70%;
ascent-override: 123.17%;
descent-override: 53.03%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ramabhadra', 'Ramabhadra Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Ramabhadra
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ramabhadra free for commercial use?
Yes. Ramabhadra 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 Ramabhadra?
FontKind doesn’t host Ramabhadra’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Ramabhadra in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ramabhadra 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 Ramabhadra in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ramabhadra under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ramabhadra in Figma?
Yes: Ramabhadra is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ramabhadra have?
Ramabhadra comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Ramabhadra?
Ramabhadra was designed by Purushoth Kumar Guttula. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2014. Purushoth Kumar Guttula also made Gurajada, Suranna, Sree Krushnadevaraya and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Ramabhadra?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Perun (87), Archivo Black (86) and Arimo (86), out of 100. Next to Ramabhadra, Perun has an x-height 5% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Ramabhadra.