Sans serif · Bernd Montag
Sansation
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CSSfont-family: 'Sansation', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sansation is a free sans serif by Bernd Montag, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Sansation has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
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01 / Light table
Laid on top of Encode Sans Semi Expanded
Sansation on one light table with its two closest fonts, Encode Sans Semi Expanded (78 out of 100) and Encode Sans Expanded (78). Encode Sans Semi Expanded is 10% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 6% taller; Encode Sans Expanded is 11% wider and 12% lighter, with an x-height 6% taller.
Sansation and Encode Sans Semi Expanded laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SansationEncode Sans Semi Expanded…
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 Sansation alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Sansation in 3 weights
3 weights, 300–700, with italics
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Sansation, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Bernd Montag
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 3 weights, 300–700, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- Character sets
- cyrillic, greek, 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 “Sansation”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sansation 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 Sansation, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sansation under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sansation, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.3% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 64% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sansation
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Encode Sans Semi Expanded78x-height 6% taller · 10% lighter · 4% wider
- Encode Sans Expanded7811% wider · 12% lighter · x-height 6% taller
- Inder77Nearly identical proportions
- Blinker778% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
- Maven Pro7615% lighter
- Telex76Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Sansation →Compare side by side →Get Sansation on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sansation without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Maven Pro76text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Telex76text 2.2% wider · same x-height
- Commissioner64text 1.4% narrower · x-height 2.6% shorter
- Mulish64text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Carme63text 1.4% wider · x-height 2.5% shorter
- Asap Sharp62text 2.5% narrower · x-height 2.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Sansation loads, this sets Arial in its place at 103% of its size, so running text keeps Sansation’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sansation Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 102.98%;
ascent-override: 87.91%;
descent-override: 20.77%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sansation', 'Sansation Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Sansation
Of the 1,431 home pages that load Sansation, 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
- Roboto20%293 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans10%148 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat4.8%69 sites · 0.4× chance
- Poppins4.2%60 sites · 0.4× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Sansation
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sansation free for commercial use?
Yes. Sansation 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 “Sansation”.
How do I download and install Sansation?
FontKind doesn’t host Sansation’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds six 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 Sansation in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sansation 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 Sansation Light. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Sansation in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sansation under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sansation in Figma?
Yes: Sansation is in Figma’s font menu with all three weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sansation have?
Sansation comes in three weights: Light (300), Regular (400) and Bold (700), each with an italic.
Who designed Sansation?
Sansation was designed by Bernd Montag. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2025.
What fonts are similar to Sansation?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Encode Sans Semi Expanded (78), Encode Sans Expanded (78) and Inder (77), out of 100. Next to Sansation, Encode Sans Semi Expanded is 10% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sansation.