Sans serif · Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni
Sintony
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CSSfont-family: 'Sintony', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sintony is a free sans serif by Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni, on Google Fonts since 2013. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Sintony has an x-height taller than 90%, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 80%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Arya
Sintony on one light table with its two closest fonts, Arya (88 out of 100) and Armata (85). Arya is 14% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% shorter; Armata is 9% wider and 9% lighter.
Sintony and Arya laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SintonyArya…
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 Sintony 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
Sintony in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Sintony, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2013
- 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 “Sintony”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Sintony 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 Sintony, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sintony under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sintony, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 57.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 37%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.23 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 90% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 79% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 80% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 62% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sintony
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Arya88more stroke contrast · x-height 16% shorter · 14% narrower
- Armata859% wider · 9% lighter
- Cooper Hewitt8311% narrower · x-height 7% shorter
- Pathway Extreme82x-height 6% shorter · 10% heavier
- Clear Sans82x-height 10% shorter · 9% narrower · 10% heavier
- Nobile80Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Sintony →Compare side by side →Get Sintony on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sintony without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Nobile80text 2.5% narrower · same x-height
- Carrois Gothic SC78text 1.4% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Junction62text 2.6% narrower · x-height 3.9% shorter
- Anybody60text 0.8% wider · x-height 3.6% taller
- Menbere59text 0.5% narrower · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Sintony loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111.6% of its size, so running text keeps Sintony’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sintony Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 111.64%;
ascent-override: 89.13%;
descent-override: 27.59%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sintony', 'Sintony Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Sintony
Of the 1,677 home pages that load Sintony, 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
- Roboto14%243 sites · 0.7× chance
- Poppins13%226 sites · 1.2× chance
- Open Sans10%167 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat5.9%99 sites · 0.4× chance
- Playfair Display4.7%78 sites · 1.8× chance
- Oswald3.5%58 sites · 1.2× chance
More than chancePlayfair Display 1.8×
Pair checkerSintony + 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 Sintony
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sintony free for commercial use?
Yes. Sintony 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 “Sintony”.
How do I download and install Sintony?
FontKind doesn’t host Sintony’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two 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 Sintony in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sintony 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 Sintony in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sintony under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sintony in Figma?
Yes: Sintony is in Figma’s font menu with all two weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sintony have?
Sintony comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Sintony?
Sintony was designed by Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2013. Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni also made Changa Condensed.
What fonts are similar to Sintony?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Arya (88), Armata (85) and Cooper Hewitt (83), out of 100. Next to Sintony, Arya is 14% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 16% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Sintony.