Sans serif · Hans Thiessen
Rethink Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Rethink Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Rethink Sans is a free sans serif by Hans Thiessen, on Google Fonts since 2023. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Rethink Sans has an x-height shorter than 72%, is wider than 61% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Host Grotesk
Rethink Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Host Grotesk (82 out of 100) and Fixel (82). Host Grotesk is 8% heavier; Fixel is 8% lighter, with an x-height 5% taller.
Rethink Sans and Host Grotesk laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Rethink SansHost 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.
02 / Letters
The Rethink Sans 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
Rethink Sans in 5 weights
5 weights, 400–800, with italics · variable from 400 to 800
Variable weight, 400 to 800
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Rethink Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Hans Thiessen
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 400–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2023
- 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.
Rethink Sans 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 Rethink Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Rethink Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Rethink Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 72% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 61% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Rethink Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Rethink Sans's letters under another nameDM Sans
- Host Grotesk828% heavier
- Fixel82x-height 5% taller · 8% lighter
- Poppins80x-height 10% taller · 8% wider
- NT Somic76Nearly identical proportions
- Liter75x-height 5% taller · 4% narrower
- Manrope75x-height 9% taller · 8% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Rethink Sans →Compare side by side →Get Rethink Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Rethink Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Host Grotesk82same text width · same x-height
- Fixel82text 0.5% narrower · x-height 4.8% taller
- NT Somic76text 0.9% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
- Giphurs74same text width · x-height 2.4% taller
- Wix Madefor Text74text 0.6% narrower · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Strichpunkt Sans73text 2.8% narrower · x-height 2.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Rethink Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106% of its size, so running text keeps Rethink Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rethink Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.95%;
ascent-override: 93.62%;
descent-override: 29.26%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Rethink Sans', 'Rethink Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Rethink Sans
Of the 3,165 home pages that load Rethink Sans, 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
- Poppins11%355 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto9.3%294 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter7.9%250 sites · 0.8× chance
- Montserrat4.5%141 sites · 0.3× chance
- DM Sans3.9%122 sites · 2× chance
- Open Sans3.1%97 sites · 0.2× chance
More than chanceDM Sans 2×
Pair checkerRethink Sans + 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 Rethink Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Rethink Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Rethink Sans 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 Rethink Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Rethink Sans’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 Rethink Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Rethink Sans 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 Rethink Sans Medium and Rethink Sans ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Rethink Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Rethink Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Rethink Sans in Figma?
Yes: Rethink Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Rethink Sans have?
Rethink Sans comes in five weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600), Bold (700) and ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 800.
Who designed Rethink Sans?
Rethink Sans was designed by Hans Thiessen. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2023.
What fonts are similar to Rethink Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Host Grotesk (82), Fixel (82) and Poppins (80), out of 100. Next to Rethink Sans, Host Grotesk is 8% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Rethink Sans.