Sans serif · Omnibus-Type
Saira
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CSSfont-family: 'Saira', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Saira is a free sans serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2017. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Saira has an average x-height, is wider than 66% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Play
Saira on one light table with its two closest fonts, Play (89 out of 100) and Blinker (81). Play is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter; Blinker is 10% narrower and 9% heavier, with an x-height 3% shorter.
Saira and Play laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SairaPlay…
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 Saira 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.
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- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Saira in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 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
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Saira, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Width 50–125, Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2017
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Saira 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 Saira, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Saira under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Saira, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 66% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 71% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Saira
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Saira's own familySaira Semi CondensedSaira CondensedSaira StencilSaira Extra Condensed
- Play89more stroke contrast · x-height 5% shorter · 9% heavier
- Blinker8110% narrower · 9% heavier · x-height 3% shorter
- Metrophobic73x-height 3% shorter
- Armata70x-height 14% taller · 13% wider · 13% lighter
- Exo69x-height 5% taller
- Bai Jamjuree69Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Saira →Compare side by side →Get Saira on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Saira without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Metrophobic73text 0.8% narrower · x-height 3.2% shorter
- Exo69text 0.6% wider · x-height 4.6% taller
- Bai Jamjuree69same text width · x-height 2.2% shorter
- Mina68same text width · x-height 4.1% taller
- Doppio One67text 2.3% wider · x-height 1.0% taller
- Exo 263text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Saira loads, this sets Arial in its place at 104.7% of its size, so running text keeps Saira’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Saira Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 104.72%;
ascent-override: 108.38%;
descent-override: 41.92%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Saira', 'Saira Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Saira
Of the 6,695 home pages that load Saira, 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
- Roboto17%1,126 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans8.4%563 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter6.9%459 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat6.9%459 sites · 0.5× chance
- Saira Condensed6.3%424 sites · 152× chanceSaira’s own family
- Poppins5.5%371 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceSaira Condensed 152×Saira Semi Condensed 111×Saira Extra Condensed 69×
Fonts that go with Saira: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerSaira + 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 Saira
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Saira free for commercial use?
Yes. Saira 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 Saira?
FontKind doesn’t host Saira’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 Saira in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Saira 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 Saira Thin and Saira Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Saira in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Saira under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Saira in Figma?
Yes: Saira is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Saira have?
Saira comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900 and widths from 50% to 125%.
Who designed Saira?
Saira was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2017. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Faustina and 22 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Saira?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Play (89), Blinker (81) and Metrophobic (73), out of 100. Next to Saira, Play is 9% heavier, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Saira Semi Condensed, Saira Condensed, Saira Stencil and one more. See all 100 fonts like Saira.