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Runic Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Runic Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Runic Sans is a free sans serif, from Velvetyne. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Runic Sans has an x-height taller than 99%, is wider than 94% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 86%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Unsightly
Runic Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Unsightly (76 out of 100) and Asimovian (65). Unsightly is 30% wider and 15% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter; Asimovian is 46% heavier and 20% narrower, with an x-height 33% shorter.
Runic Sans and Unsightly laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Runic SansUnsightly…
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 Runic 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.
- a
- b
- c
- d
- e
- f
- g
- h
- i
- j
- k
- l
- m
- n
- o
- p
- q
- r
- s
- t
- u
- v
- w
- x
- y
- z
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Runic Sans 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
Can you use Runic Sans?
- Designer
- Not listed
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- From
- Velvetyne
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Runic 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
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Runic Sans comes from Velvetyne. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Velvetyne first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Runic Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Runic Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Runic Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 79.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 80.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 1.00lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 64.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 35%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.96 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 99% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 94% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 86% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 97% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Runic Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Unsightly7630% wider · x-height 8% shorter · 15% heavier
- Asimovian65x-height 33% shorter · 46% heavier · 20% narrower
- Chokokutai62more stroke contrast · x-height 39% shorter · 13% narrower
- Delta Block6174% heavier · x-height 22% shorter · 20% narrower
- Stick59x-height 35% shorter · 23% narrower · 26% heavier
- BackOut5731% narrower · 33% heavier · x-height 16% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Runic Sans →Compare side by side →Get Runic Sans on Velvetyne
07 / Swap
Swap Runic Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Runic Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 134.7% of its size, so running text keeps Runic Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Runic Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 134.72%;
ascent-override: 84.99%;
descent-override: 65.25%;
line-gap-override: 6.68%;
}
font-family: 'Runic Sans', 'Runic Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Runic Sans
Answered from its licence, Velvetyne and each app’s own font list
Is Runic Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Runic 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 Runic Sans?
Runic Sans comes free from Velvetyne . On its repository there, choose Code, then Download ZIP, and unzip the file: the fonts are in its fonts folder. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each TTF or OTF file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open. The web fonts this page uses load from its repository, through jsDelivr, as does its licence file .
Is Runic Sans in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Runic Sans comes from Velvetyne. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
How many weights does Runic Sans have?
Runic Sans comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
What fonts are similar to Runic Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Unsightly (76), Asimovian (65) and Chokokutai (62), out of 100. Next to Runic Sans, Unsightly is 30% wider and 15% heavier, with an x-height 8% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Runic Sans.