Display · Miguel Hernandez
Sail
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CSSfont-family: 'Sail', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sail is a free display font by Miguel Hernandez, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Sail has an x-height shorter than 97%, is narrower than 75% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%. Its thickest strokes are 5.4 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playball
Sail on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playball (59 out of 100) and Niconne (57). Playball is 7% narrower, with less stroke contrast; Niconne is 16% narrower, with an x-height 24% shorter and less stroke contrast.
Sail and Playball laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SailPlayball…
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 Sail 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
Sail 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 Sail, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Miguel Hernandez
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Sail”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sail 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 Sail, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sail under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sail, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 38.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.58lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 43.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 55%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 5.38 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 97% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 75% of display faces
InkDarker than 63% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 97% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sail
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Playball59less stroke contrast · 7% narrower
- Niconne57x-height 24% shorter · 16% narrower · less stroke contrast
- Dynalight5525% narrower · less stroke contrast · x-height 10% shorter
- Sevillana54less stroke contrast · 21% lighter · 8% narrower
- Srisakdi5456% lighter · x-height 22% taller · 4% wider
- Carattere5228% narrower · less stroke contrast · 22% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Sail →Compare side by side →Get Sail on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sail without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Sail loads, this sets Arial in its place at 87.2% of its size, so running text keeps Sail’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sail Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 87.22%;
ascent-override: 98.60%;
descent-override: 33.71%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sail', 'Sail Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sail
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sail free for commercial use?
Yes. Sail 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 “Sail”.
How do I download and install Sail?
FontKind doesn’t host Sail’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 Sail in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sail 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 Sail in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sail under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sail in Figma?
Yes: Sail is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sail have?
Sail 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 Sail?
Sail was designed by Miguel Hernandez. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. Miguel Hernandez also made Erica One, Ceviche One and Chela One.
What fonts are similar to Sail?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playball (59), Niconne (57) and Dynalight (55), out of 100. Next to Sail, Playball is 7% narrower, with less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Sail.