Sans serif · Indian Type Foundry
Sarpanch
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CSSfont-family: 'Sarpanch', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sarpanch is a free sans serif by Indian Type Foundry, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Sarpanch has an x-height shorter than 79%, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Aldrich
Sarpanch on one light table with its two closest fonts, Aldrich (95 out of 100) and Electrolize (89). Aldrich is 18% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller; Electrolize is 11% narrower and 13% heavier, with less stroke contrast.
Sarpanch and Aldrich laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SarpanchAldrich…
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 Sarpanch alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
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- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Sarpanch in 6 weights
6 weights, 400–900
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
- 900 Black
04 / Facts
Who made Sarpanch, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Indian Type Foundry
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 400–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Sarpanch 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 Sarpanch, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sarpanch under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sarpanch, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 62.2% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 56.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.44 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 79% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 85% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 78% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sarpanch
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Aldrich9518% heavier · less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller
- Electrolize8911% narrower · 13% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Dhurjati7827% narrower · 53% heavier · x-height 26% shorter
- Play7811% narrower · 13% heavier
- Science Gothic7742% heavier · 9% wider · less stroke contrast
- Orbitron77x-height 20% taller · 12% wider · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Sarpanch →Compare side by side →Get Sarpanch on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sarpanch without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Technor70text 2.6% narrower · x-height 4.7% taller
- Space Grotesk33text 2.1% narrower · x-height 0.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Sarpanch loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.7% of its size, so running text keeps Sarpanch’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sarpanch Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.75%;
ascent-override: 92.31%;
descent-override: 30.77%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sarpanch', 'Sarpanch Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sarpanch
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sarpanch free for commercial use?
Yes. Sarpanch 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 Sarpanch?
FontKind doesn’t host Sarpanch’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 Sarpanch in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sarpanch 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 Sarpanch Medium and Sarpanch 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 Sarpanch in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sarpanch under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sarpanch in Figma?
Yes: Sarpanch is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sarpanch have?
Sarpanch comes in six weights, from Regular (400) to Black (900).
Who designed Sarpanch?
Sarpanch was designed by Indian Type Foundry. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2014. Indian Type Foundry also made Poppins, Rajdhani, Teko and 16 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Sarpanch?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Aldrich (95), Electrolize (89) and Dhurjati (78), out of 100. Next to Sarpanch, Aldrich is 18% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 7% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sarpanch.