Sans serif · Vernon Adams
Shanti
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CSSfont-family: 'Shanti', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Shanti is a free sans serif by Vernon Adams, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Shanti has an x-height shorter than 82%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is darker than 61%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Asap Sharp
Shanti on one light table with its two closest fonts, Asap Sharp (86 out of 100) and Orienta (78). Asap Sharp has an x-height 9% taller; Orienta is 8% wider, with an x-height 10% taller.
Shanti and Asap Sharp laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with ShantiAsap Sharp…
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 Shanti 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
Shanti 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 Shanti, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Vernon Adams
- Kind
- Sans serif
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Shanti 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 Shanti, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Shanti under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Shanti, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.33 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 82% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkDarker than 61% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 82% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Shanti
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Asap Sharp86x-height 9% taller
- Orienta78x-height 10% taller · 8% wider
- Carrois Gothic SC75x-height 17% taller · 23% lighter · 7% wider
- Inria Sans75less stroke contrast · x-height 3% taller
- Mukta746% narrower
- Kanit7414% heavier · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Shanti →Compare side by side →Get Shanti on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Shanti without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Inria Sans75text 2.0% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
- Kanit74text 2.8% wider · x-height 1.4% shorter
- Paysage73same text width · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Sarabun72text 1.6% narrower · x-height 4.1% taller
- Quattrocento Sans69text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.3% shorter
- Nunito Sans69text 2.0% wider · x-height 1.2% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Shanti loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99.9% of its size, so running text keeps Shanti’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Shanti Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.89%;
ascent-override: 98.35%;
descent-override: 29.28%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Shanti', 'Shanti Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Shanti
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Shanti free for commercial use?
Yes. Shanti 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 Shanti?
FontKind doesn’t host Shanti’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 Shanti in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Shanti 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 Shanti in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Shanti under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Shanti in Figma?
Yes: Shanti is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Shanti have?
Shanti 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 Shanti?
Shanti was designed by Vernon Adams. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Vernon Adams also made Bangers, Nunito, Oswald and 53 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Shanti?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Asap Sharp (86), Orienta (78) and Carrois Gothic SC (75), out of 100. Next to Shanti, Asap Sharp has an x-height 9% taller. See all 100 fonts like Shanti.