Display · James Grieshaber
Sarina
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CSSfont-family: 'Sarina', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sarina is a free display font by James Grieshaber, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Sarina has an x-height shorter than 73%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 92%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Sonsie One
Sarina on one light table with its two closest fonts, Sonsie One (92 out of 100) and Sunday Protest Marker (84). Sonsie One is 21% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller; Sunday Protest Marker is 28% wider and 27% lighter, with an x-height 45% taller.
Sarina and Sonsie One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SarinaSonsie One…
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 Sarina 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
Sarina 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 Sarina, and can you use it?
- Designer
- James Grieshaber
- 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 “Sarina”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sarina 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 Sarina, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sarina under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sarina, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 49.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 72.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.67lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 68.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 76%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.16 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 73% of display faces
WidthWider than 87% of display faces
InkDarker than 92% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 81% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sarina
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Sonsie One92more stroke contrast · 21% wider · x-height 6% taller
- Sunday Protest Marker84x-height 45% taller · 28% wider · 27% lighter
- Vampiro One7714% narrower · x-height 9% taller · less stroke contrast
- Knewave7024% narrower · less stroke contrast · 12% heavier
- Mrs Sheppards7045% narrower · x-height 27% shorter · less stroke contrast
- Mogra7016% narrower · x-height 15% taller · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Sarina →Compare side by side →Get Sarina on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sarina without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Sarina loads, this sets Arial in its place at 137.7% of its size, so running text keeps Sarina’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sarina Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 137.74%;
ascent-override: 67.92%;
descent-override: 22.83%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sarina', 'Sarina Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sarina
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sarina free for commercial use?
Yes. Sarina 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 “Sarina”.
How do I download and install Sarina?
FontKind doesn’t host Sarina’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 Sarina in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sarina 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 Sarina in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sarina under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sarina in Figma?
Yes: Sarina is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sarina have?
Sarina 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 Sarina?
Sarina was designed by James Grieshaber. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2011. James Grieshaber also made Black Ops One, Short Stack, Reenie Beanie and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Sarina?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Sonsie One (92), Sunday Protest Marker (84) and Vampiro One (77), out of 100. Next to Sarina, Sonsie One is 21% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 6% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sarina.