Sans serif · Martin Sommaruga
Rambla
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CSSfont-family: 'Rambla', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rambla is a free sans serif by Martin Sommaruga, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Rambla has an average x-height, is narrower than 74% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Expose
Rambla on one light table with its two closest fonts, Expose (82 out of 100) and Inria Sans (81). Expose has nearly identical proportions; Inria Sans is 5% wider and 8% lighter.
Rambla and Expose laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RamblaExpose…
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 Rambla 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
Rambla in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Rambla, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Martin Sommaruga
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Rambla”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Rambla 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 Rambla, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rambla under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rambla, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 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 74% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 69% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 67% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rambla
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Expose82Nearly identical proportions
- Inria Sans815% wider · 8% lighter
- UNAL Ancizar Sans81x-height 9% shorter · 4% narrower
- Fira Sans799% wider · x-height 4% taller
- Basic7911% heavier · 3% wider
- Mako785% wider · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Rambla →Compare side by side →Get Rambla on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rambla without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Expose82text 2.2% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Fira Sans Condensed78text 1.0% wider · x-height 4.0% taller
- Magra75text 0.9% wider · x-height 4.7% taller
- Sansita70text 2.0% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
- Gafata69text 0.7% narrower · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Epunda Sans68same text width · x-height 1.2% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Rambla loads, this sets Arial in its place at 92.7% of its size, so running text keeps Rambla’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rambla Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 92.75%;
ascent-override: 100.17%;
descent-override: 31.81%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rambla', 'Rambla Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Rambla
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rambla free for commercial use?
Yes. Rambla is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Rambla”.
How do I download and install Rambla?
FontKind doesn’t host Rambla’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds four 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 Rambla in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rambla 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 Rambla in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rambla under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rambla in Figma?
Yes: Rambla is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rambla have?
Rambla comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Rambla?
Rambla was designed by Martin Sommaruga. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2012. Martin Sommaruga also made Rufina.
What fonts are similar to Rambla?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Expose (82), Inria Sans (81) and UNAL Ancizar Sans (81), out of 100. Next to Rambla, Expose has nearly identical proportions. See all 100 fonts like Rambla.