Sans serif · Florian Karsten
Space Grotesk
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CSSfont-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Space Grotesk is a free sans serif by Florian Karsten, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Space Grotesk has an x-height shorter than 76%, is wider than 82% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 74%. Its thickest strokes are 1.1 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Space Mono
Space Grotesk on one light table with its two closest fonts, Space Mono (78 out of 100) and Vend Sans (76). Space Mono is 10% wider; Vend Sans is 7% narrower and 11% heavier, with an x-height 12% taller.
Space Grotesk and Space Mono laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Space GroteskSpace Mono…
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 Space Grotesk 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
Space Grotesk 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 Space Grotesk, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Florian Karsten
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- 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.
Space Grotesk 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 Space Grotesk, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Space Grotesk under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Space Grotesk, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.70lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.12 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 76% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 82% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 74% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 68% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Space Grotesk
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Space Mono7810% wider
- Vend Sans76x-height 12% taller · 7% narrower · 11% heavier
- Bai Jamjuree738% narrower
- Epilogue72x-height 9% taller · 9% heavier
- Violet Sans7121% heavier · 5% narrower
- Wonder Unit Sans7112% narrower · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Space Grotesk →Compare side by side →Get Space Grotesk on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Space Grotesk without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Inclusive Sans60text 2.3% narrower · x-height 2.3% taller
- Prompt57text 1.9% wider · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Elms Sans56text 0.5% wider · x-height 1.8% shorter
- Chivo56text 3.0% narrower · x-height 4.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Space Grotesk loads, this sets Arial in its place at 111.3% of its size, so running text keeps Space Grotesk’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Space Grotesk Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 111.31%;
ascent-override: 88.41%;
descent-override: 26.23%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Space Grotesk', 'Space Grotesk Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Space Grotesk
Of the 34,836 home pages that load Space Grotesk, 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
- Inter34%11,798 sites · 3.3× chance
- JetBrains Mono12%4,025 sites · 23× chance
- DM Sans6.6%2,297 sites · 3.4× chance
- Roboto6%2,081 sites · 0.3× chance
- Manrope4.4%1,546 sites · 2.6× chance
- Poppins4.3%1,484 sites · 0.4× chance
More than chanceSpace Mono 25×JetBrains Mono 23×IBM Plex Mono 13×
Fonts that go with Space Grotesk: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerSpace Grotesk + 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 Space Grotesk
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Space Grotesk free for commercial use?
Yes. Space Grotesk 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 Space Grotesk?
FontKind doesn’t host Space Grotesk’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 Space Grotesk in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Space Grotesk 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 Space Grotesk Light and Space Grotesk 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 Space Grotesk in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Space Grotesk under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Space Grotesk in Figma?
Yes: Space Grotesk 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 Space Grotesk have?
Space Grotesk 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 Space Grotesk?
Space Grotesk was designed by Florian Karsten. It has been on Google Fonts since October 2020. Florian Karsten also made Montagu Slab.
What fonts are similar to Space Grotesk?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Space Mono (78), Vend Sans (76) and Bai Jamjuree (73), out of 100. Next to Space Grotesk, Space Mono is 10% wider. See all 100 fonts like Space Grotesk.