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Sevillana
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CSSfont-family: 'Sevillana', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sevillana is a free display font by Brownfox, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Sevillana has an x-height shorter than 94%, is narrower than 85% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 64%. Its thickest strokes are 2.2 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Spirax
Sevillana on one light table with its two closest fonts, Spirax (79 out of 100) and Lobster Two (68). Spirax is 22% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 11% taller; Lobster Two is 16% heavier, with an x-height 33% taller.
Sevillana and Spirax laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SevillanaSpirax…
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 Sevillana 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
Sevillana 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 Sevillana, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Brownfox
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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 “Sevillana”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sevillana 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 Sevillana, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sevillana under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sevillana, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 82.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.51lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 40.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.19 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 94% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 85% of display faces
InkLighter than 64% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 81% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sevillana
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Spirax79more stroke contrast · 22% wider · x-height 11% taller
- Lobster Two68x-height 33% taller · 16% heavier
- Sofia6316% wider · 20% heavier · x-height 8% taller
- Rochester6012% narrower · less stroke contrast · 12% heavier
- Elsie Swash Caps58more stroke contrast · 24% wider · x-height 13% taller
- Harry Piel55125% wider · x-height 67% taller · 43% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Sevillana →Compare side by side →Get Sevillana on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sevillana without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Sevillana loads, this sets Arial in its place at 82.2% of its size, so running text keeps Sevillana’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sevillana Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 82.23%;
ascent-override: 122.44%;
descent-override: 42.58%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sevillana', 'Sevillana Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sevillana
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sevillana free for commercial use?
Yes. Sevillana 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 “Sevillana”.
How do I download and install Sevillana?
FontKind doesn’t host Sevillana’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 Sevillana in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sevillana 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 Sevillana in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sevillana under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sevillana in Figma?
Yes: Sevillana is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sevillana have?
Sevillana 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 Sevillana?
Sevillana was designed by Brownfox. It has been on Google Fonts since February 2012. Brownfox also made Henny Penny and Simonetta.
What fonts are similar to Sevillana?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Spirax (79), Lobster Two (68) and Sofia (63), out of 100. Next to Sevillana, Spirax is 22% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 11% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sevillana.