Sans serif · Botjo Nikoltchev
Ropa Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Ropa Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ropa Sans is a free sans serif by Botjo Nikoltchev, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ropa Sans has an x-height shorter than 77%, is narrower than 86% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Anek Latin
Ropa Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Anek Latin (89 out of 100) and Strait (85). Anek Latin is 12% wider and 10% lighter; Strait is 7% wider and 14% lighter, with an x-height 7% taller.
Ropa Sans and Anek Latin laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Ropa SansAnek Latin…
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 Ropa 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 / Styles
Ropa Sans, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Ropa Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Botjo Nikoltchev
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), 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 “Ropa Sans”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Ropa 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 Ropa Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ropa Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ropa Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 42.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.20 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 77% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 86% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 71% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ropa Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Anek Latin8912% wider · 10% lighter
- Strait857% wider · 14% lighter · x-height 7% taller
- Cuprum84more stroke contrast
- Khand82x-height 17% taller · 8% narrower · 15% lighter
- Play7918% wider · more stroke contrast · 8% lighter
- Inria Sans7813% wider · 10% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Ropa Sans →Compare side by side →Get Ropa Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ropa Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Cuprum84text 2.1% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Akshar75text 1.7% wider · x-height 3.5% taller
- Abel70text 1.0% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Barlow Semi Condensed63text 2.3% wider · x-height 3.7% taller
- Cabin Condensed60text 2.5% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Ropa Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 85.5% of its size, so running text keeps Ropa Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ropa Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 85.52%;
ascent-override: 98.34%;
descent-override: 27.01%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ropa Sans', 'Ropa Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Ropa Sans
Of the 1,654 home pages that load Ropa 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
- Roboto21%354 sites · 1.1× chance
- Open Sans16%263 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat6.1%101 sites · 0.5× chance
- Poppins5.4%89 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato5.2%86 sites · 0.6× chance
- Oswald4.4%73 sites · 1.5× chance
More than chanceRoboto Condensed 2×Oswald 1.5×
Pair checkerRopa 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 Ropa Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ropa Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Ropa Sans 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 “Ropa Sans”.
How do I download and install Ropa Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Ropa 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 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 Ropa Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ropa Sans 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 Ropa Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ropa Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ropa Sans in Figma?
Yes: Ropa Sans is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ropa Sans have?
Ropa Sans comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Ropa Sans?
Ropa Sans was designed by Botjo Nikoltchev. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. Botjo Nikoltchev also made Pacifico and Sofadi One.
What fonts are similar to Ropa Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Anek Latin (89), Strait (85) and Cuprum (84), out of 100. Next to Ropa Sans, Anek Latin is 12% wider and 10% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Ropa Sans.