Sans serif · Omnibus-Type
Sansita
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CSSfont-family: 'Sansita', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sansita is a free sans serif by Omnibus-Type, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Sansita has an average x-height, is narrower than 77% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 85%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Amaranth
Sansita on one light table with its two closest fonts, Amaranth (74 out of 100) and Arya (73). Amaranth is 5% wider, with less stroke contrast; Arya is 15% lighter, with an x-height 6% shorter.
Sansita and Amaranth laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SansitaAmaranth…
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 Sansita 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 / Weights
Sansita in 4 weights
4 weights, 400–900, with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Sansita, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Omnibus-Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 4 weights, 400–900, with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sansita 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 Sansita, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sansita under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sansita, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 45.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 52%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.00 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 77% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 85% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 95% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sansita
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Sansita's own familySansita Swashed
- Amaranth74less stroke contrast · 5% wider
- Arya7315% lighter · x-height 6% shorter
- Carrois Gothic SC7037% lighter · 17% wider · x-height 10% taller
- Rambla70less stroke contrast · 14% lighter
- Basic68less stroke contrast · 4% wider
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed67less stroke contrast · 8% narrower · 13% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Sansita →Compare side by side →Get Sansita on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sansita without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Rambla70text 2.0% wider · x-height 0.8% shorter
- Magra66text 3.0% wider · x-height 3.9% taller
- Expose61same text width · same x-height
- Roboto Condensed57text 1.7% narrower · x-height 3.6% taller
- Arsenal SC52text 1.1% narrower · x-height 2.0% shorter
- Share49text 1.1% wider · x-height 2.0% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Sansita loads, this sets Arial in its place at 90.9% of its size, so running text keeps Sansita’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sansita Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 90.91%;
ascent-override: 112.20%;
descent-override: 19.80%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sansita', 'Sansita Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Sansita
Of the 719 home pages that load Sansita, 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%145 sites · 1× chance
- Open Sans15%111 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat10%72 sites · 0.8× chance
- Poppins10%72 sites · 0.9× chance
- Lato7.9%57 sites · 1× chance
09 / Questions
Questions about Sansita
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sansita free for commercial use?
Yes. Sansita 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 Sansita?
FontKind doesn’t host Sansita’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds eight 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 Sansita in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sansita 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 Sansita ExtraBold and Sansita 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 Sansita in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sansita under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sansita in Figma?
Yes: Sansita is in Figma’s font menu with all four weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sansita have?
Sansita comes in four weights: Regular (400), Bold (700), ExtraBold (800) and Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Sansita?
Sansita was designed by Omnibus-Type. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2016. Omnibus-Type also made Archivo, Archivo Black, Saira and 25 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Sansita?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Amaranth (74), Arya (73) and Carrois Gothic SC (70), out of 100. Next to Sansita, Amaranth is 5% wider, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Sansita Swashed. See all 100 fonts like Sansita.