Sans serif · Elena Albertoni
Spinnaker
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CSSfont-family: 'Spinnaker', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Spinnaker is a free sans serif by Elena Albertoni, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Spinnaker has an x-height shorter than 76%, is wider than 74% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Commissioner
Spinnaker on one light table with its two closest fonts, Commissioner (81 out of 100) and REM (80). Commissioner is 4% narrower and 7% lighter; REM is 10% heavier, with an x-height 3% taller.
Spinnaker and Commissioner laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SpinnakerCommissioner…
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 Spinnaker 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
Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Elena Albertoni
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- 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 “Spinnaker”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Spinnaker under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Spinnaker, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 53.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.19 : 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 74% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Spinnaker
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Commissioner814% narrower · 7% lighter
- REM8010% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Syncopate7758% wider · x-height 37% taller · 53% lighter
- Alan Sans777% heavier
- Cabin7611% narrower · 9% heavier
- Cantarell7512% lighter · 4% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Spinnaker →Compare side by side →Get Spinnaker on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Spinnaker without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- REM80text 1.5% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
- Varela75text 1.2% narrower · x-height 4.4% taller
- Inder73text 0.9% narrower · x-height 3.2% taller
- Giphurs71text 2.9% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
- Geologica68same text width · x-height 1.4% taller
- Amulya68text 1.3% narrower · x-height 3.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Spinnaker loads, this sets Arial in its place at 109.3% of its size, so running text keeps Spinnaker’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Spinnaker Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 109.29%;
ascent-override: 85.78%;
descent-override: 21.76%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Spinnaker', 'Spinnaker Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Spinnaker
Of the 858 home pages that load Spinnaker, 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 Sans18%157 sites · 1× chance
- Roboto12%107 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat11%91 sites · 0.8× chance
- Lato10%88 sites · 1.3× chance
- EB Garamond7.3%63 sites · 17× chance
More than chanceEB Garamond 17×
Pair checkerSpinnaker + 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 Spinnaker
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Spinnaker free for commercial use?
Yes. Spinnaker 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 “Spinnaker”.
How do I download and install Spinnaker?
FontKind doesn’t host Spinnaker’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 Spinnaker in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Spinnaker under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Spinnaker in Figma?
Yes: Spinnaker is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Spinnaker have?
Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker?
Spinnaker was designed by Elena Albertoni. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2011.
What fonts are similar to Spinnaker?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Commissioner (81), REM (80) and Syncopate (77), out of 100. Next to Spinnaker, Commissioner is 4% narrower and 7% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Spinnaker.