Display · Johan Kallas
Revalia
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CSSfont-family: 'Revalia', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Revalia is a free display font by Johan Kallas and Mihkel Virkus, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Revalia has an x-height taller than 66%, is wider than 89% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Ravkan
Revalia on one light table with its two closest fonts, Ravkan (66 out of 100) and Zen Dots (64). Ravkan is 16% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 17% taller; Zen Dots is 31% heavier and 3% narrower, with an x-height 8% shorter.
Revalia and Ravkan laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with RevaliaRavkan…
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 Revalia 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
Revalia 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 Revalia, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Johan Kallas, Mihkel Virkus
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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 “Revalia”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Revalia 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 Revalia, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Revalia under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Revalia, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 70.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.29 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 66% of display faces
WidthWider than 89% of display faces
InkNear the middle of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Revalia
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Ravkan66more stroke contrast · x-height 17% taller · 16% heavier
- Zen Dots6431% heavier · x-height 8% shorter · 3% narrower
- Plaster6458% heavier · x-height 11% shorter · 5% wider
- Gajraj One64more stroke contrast · 85% heavier · x-height 10% shorter
- Riottosa Wide63x-height 44% taller · less stroke contrast
- Audiowide6010% narrower · 20% heavier · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Revalia →Compare side by side →Get Revalia on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Revalia without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bruno Ace57text 2.6% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Bruno Ace SC45text 2.0% narrower · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Palette Mosaic30text 2.3% narrower · x-height 4.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Revalia loads, this sets Arial in its place at 146.3% of its size, so running text keeps Revalia’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Revalia Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 146.25%;
ascent-override: 71.65%;
descent-override: -12.75%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Revalia', 'Revalia Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Revalia
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Revalia free for commercial use?
Yes. Revalia 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 “Revalia”.
How do I download and install Revalia?
FontKind doesn’t host Revalia’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 Revalia in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Revalia 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 Revalia in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Revalia under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Revalia in Figma?
Yes: Revalia is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Revalia have?
Revalia 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 Revalia?
Revalia was designed by Johan Kallas and Mihkel Virkus. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2012. Johan Kallas also made Concert One, Ewert, Vibur and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Revalia?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Ravkan (66), Zen Dots (64) and Plaster (64), out of 100. Next to Revalia, Ravkan is 16% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 17% taller. See all 100 fonts like Revalia.