Sans serif · Jonathan Barnbrook
Sora
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CSSfont-family: 'Sora', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sora is a free sans serif by Jonathan Barnbrook and Julián Moncada, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Sora has an x-height taller than 76%, is wider than 87% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Guidy
Sora on one light table with its two closest fonts, Guidy (76 out of 100) and Argentum Sans (75). Guidy is 4% narrower; Argentum Sans is 14% heavier.
Sora and Guidy laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SoraGuidy…
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 Sora 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
Sora in 8 weights
8 weights, 100–800 · variable from 100 to 800
Variable weight, 100 to 800
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Sora, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jonathan Barnbrook, Julián Moncada
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 8 weights, 100–800
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- 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.
Sora 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 Sora, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sora under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sora, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 73.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 57.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 76% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 87% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 68% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sora
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Guidy764% narrower
- Argentum Sans7514% heavier
- Poppins75Nearly identical proportions
- Be Vietnam Pro753% narrower
- Open Sauce One746% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded72more stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Sora →Compare side by side →Get Sora on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sora without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Argentum Sans75same text width · same x-height
- Poppins75same text width · x-height 2.6% taller
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded72text 1.1% narrower · x-height 3.8% shorter
- DejaVu Sans70same text width · x-height 2.4% taller
- Stack Sans Text70text 2.3% narrower · x-height 4.9% taller
- Epilogue69text 1.3% narrower · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Sora loads, this sets Arial in its place at 114.5% of its size, so running text keeps Sora’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sora Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 114.53%;
ascent-override: 84.69%;
descent-override: 25.32%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sora', 'Sora Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Sora
Of the 25,492 home pages that load Sora, 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
- Inter24%6,120 sites · 2.4× chance
- Roboto11%2,843 sites · 0.5× chance
- Manrope8%2,044 sites · 4.8× chance
- Poppins7.3%1,860 sites · 0.7× chance
- DM Sans5.6%1,424 sites · 2.8× chance
- Montserrat4.8%1,225 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceRed Rose 22×Epilogue 7.2×JetBrains Mono 6.6×
Fonts that go with Sora: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerSora + 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 Sora
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sora free for commercial use?
Yes. Sora 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 Sora?
FontKind doesn’t host Sora’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 Sora in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sora 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 Sora Thin and Sora ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Sora in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sora under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sora in Figma?
Yes: Sora is in Figma’s font menu with all eight weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Sora have?
Sora comes in eight weights, from Thin (100) to ExtraBold (800). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 800.
Who designed Sora?
Sora was designed by Jonathan Barnbrook and Julián Moncada. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2020. Julián Moncada also made UNAL Ancizar Sans and UNAL Ancizar Serif.
What fonts are similar to Sora?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Guidy (76), Argentum Sans (75) and Poppins (75), out of 100. Next to Sora, Guidy is 4% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Sora.