Sans serif · Gesine Todt
Snippet
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CSSfont-family: 'Snippet', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Snippet is a free sans serif by Gesine Todt, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Snippet has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 95%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Athiti
Snippet on one light table with its two closest fonts, Athiti (69 out of 100) and Bellota (68). Athiti is 6% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter; Bellota is 7% heavier.
Snippet and Athiti laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SnippetAthiti…
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 Snippet 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
Snippet 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 Snippet, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Gesine Todt
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- 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 “Snippet”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Snippet 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 Snippet, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Snippet under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Snippet, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 30%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.10 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 95% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 75% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Snippet
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Athiti69x-height 6% shorter · 6% narrower
- Bellota687% heavier
- Julius Sans One66x-height 29% taller · 25% wider · 42% lighter
- Bellota Text65Nearly identical proportions
- Krub59x-height 10% taller · 6% wider · 8% heavier
- Ojuju58less stroke contrast · 23% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Snippet →Compare side by side →Get Snippet on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Snippet without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Bellota68text 1.7% wider · same x-height
- Bellota Text65text 2.9% narrower · same x-height
- Ubuntu Sans54same text width · x-height 3.2% taller
- Funever Sans Display51same text width · x-height 2.0% taller
- Alef45text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.4% taller
- Synonym45text 1.9% wider · x-height 4.8% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Snippet loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.4% of its size, so running text keeps Snippet’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Snippet Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.41%;
ascent-override: 87.76%;
descent-override: 25.74%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Snippet', 'Snippet Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Snippet
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Snippet free for commercial use?
Yes. Snippet 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 “Snippet”.
How do I download and install Snippet?
FontKind doesn’t host Snippet’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 Snippet in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Snippet 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 Snippet in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Snippet under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Snippet in Figma?
Yes: Snippet is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Snippet have?
Snippet 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 Snippet?
Snippet was designed by Gesine Todt. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2011. Gesine Todt also made Amaranth, Bigshot One and Leckerli One.
What fonts are similar to Snippet?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Athiti (69), Bellota (68) and Julius Sans One (66), out of 100. Next to Snippet, Athiti is 6% narrower, with an x-height 6% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Snippet.