Sans serif · Anna Giedryś
Signika Negative
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CSSfont-family: 'Signika Negative', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Signika Negative is a free sans serif by Anna Giedryś, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Signika Negative has an average x-height, is narrower than 68% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 79%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Asap Condensed
Signika Negative on one light table with its two closest fonts, Asap Condensed (76 out of 100) and Asap (68). Asap Condensed is 13% narrower and 6% lighter, with an x-height 5% taller; Asap is 17% lighter and 4% wider, with an x-height 5% taller.
Signika Negative and Asap Condensed laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Signika NegativeAsap Condensed…
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 Signika Negative 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
Signika Negative in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700 · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Signika Negative, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Anna Giedryś
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Signika Negative 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 Signika Negative, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Signika Negative under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Signika Negative, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.7% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate 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 68% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 79% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Signika Negative
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Signika Negative's own familySignika
- Asap Condensed7613% narrower · x-height 5% taller · 6% lighter
- Asap6817% lighter · x-height 5% taller · 4% wider
- Ruluko6624% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Basic65Nearly identical proportions
- Istok Web6315% lighter
- Convergence6215% wider · x-height 7% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Signika Negative →Compare side by side →Get Signika Negative on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Signika Negative without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Basic65text 2.3% wider · x-height 0.5% shorter
- Sofia Sans57text 1.3% wider · x-height 2.7% shorter
- Amaranth54text 1.4% wider · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Inria Sans45text 1.7% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Anaheim44text 2.9% narrower · x-height 3.4% shorter
- Pally43text 0.7% narrower · x-height 1.7% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Signika Negative loads, this sets Arial in its place at 96.2% of its size, so running text keeps Signika Negative’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Signika Negative Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 96.19%;
ascent-override: 97.72%;
descent-override: 30.36%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Signika Negative', 'Signika Negative Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Signika Negative
Of the 1,147 home pages that load Signika Negative, 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
- Open Sans15%170 sites · 0.8× chance
- Roboto13%150 sites · 0.6× chance
- Signika5.8%67 sites · 58× chanceSignika Negative’s own family
- Lato4.4%51 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat4.4%50 sites · 0.3× chance
More than chanceSignika 58×
Pair checkerSignika Negative + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Signika Negative
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Signika Negative free for commercial use?
Yes. Signika Negative 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 Signika Negative?
FontKind doesn’t host Signika Negative’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Signika Negative in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Signika Negative 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 Signika Negative Light and Signika Negative SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Signika Negative in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Signika Negative under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Signika Negative in Figma?
Yes: Signika Negative is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Signika Negative have?
Signika Negative comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Signika Negative?
Signika Negative was designed by Anna Giedryś. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2011. Anna Giedryś also made Yrsa.
What fonts are similar to Signika Negative?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Asap Condensed (76), Asap (68) and Ruluko (66), out of 100. Next to Signika Negative, Asap Condensed is 13% narrower and 6% lighter, with an x-height 5% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Signika. See all 100 fonts like Signika Negative.