Sans serif · Batsirai Madzonga
Sankofa Display
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CSSfont-family: 'Sankofa Display', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sankofa Display is a free sans serif by Batsirai Madzonga, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Sankofa Display has an x-height shorter than 91%, is narrower than 80% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 97%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Magnetic Drawing
Sankofa Display on one light table with its two closest fonts, Magnetic Drawing (67 out of 100) and Hanalei (59). Magnetic Drawing is 31% wider and 50% lighter, with an x-height 54% taller; Hanalei is 18% wider, with an x-height 50% taller.
Sankofa Display and Magnetic Drawing laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Sankofa DisplayMagnetic Drawing…
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 Sankofa Display 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
Sankofa Display 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 Sankofa Display, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Batsirai Madzonga
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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.
Sankofa Display 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 Sankofa Display, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sankofa Display under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sankofa Display, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 45.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 27%letter box filled
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 91% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 80% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 97% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sankofa Display
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Magnetic Drawing67x-height 54% taller · 31% wider · 50% lighter
- Hanalei59x-height 50% taller · 18% wider
- Sunday Collaborative Alphabet56x-height 60% taller · 36% wider · 23% heavier
- Cabin Sketch4832% heavier · 13% wider · x-height 11% taller
- Rubik Burned4836% wider · x-height 21% taller · 33% heavier
- Operation Napalm46x-height 52% taller · 16% wider · 15% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Sankofa Display →Compare side by side →Get Sankofa Display on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sankofa Display without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Sankofa Display loads, this sets Arial in its place at 90.1% of its size, so running text keeps Sankofa Display’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sankofa Display Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 90.13%;
ascent-override: 110.95%;
descent-override: 22.19%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sankofa Display', 'Sankofa Display Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sankofa Display
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sankofa Display free for commercial use?
Yes. Sankofa Display 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 Sankofa Display?
FontKind doesn’t host Sankofa Display’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 Sankofa Display in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sankofa Display 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 Sankofa Display in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sankofa Display under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sankofa Display in Figma?
Yes: Sankofa Display is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sankofa Display have?
Sankofa Display 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 Sankofa Display?
Sankofa Display was designed by Batsirai Madzonga. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2024.
What fonts are similar to Sankofa Display?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Magnetic Drawing (67), Hanalei (59) and Sunday Collaborative Alphabet (56), out of 100. Next to Sankofa Display, Magnetic Drawing is 31% wider and 50% lighter, with an x-height 54% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sankofa Display.