Serif · Cyreal
Sumana
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CSSfont-family: 'Sumana', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Sumana is a free serif by Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Sumana has an x-height shorter than 64%, is narrower than 68% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 77%. Its thickest strokes are 1.9 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Charis SIL
Sumana on one light table with its two closest fonts, Charis SIL (76 out of 100) and Parastoo (75). Charis SIL has more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller; Parastoo is 19% narrower, with an x-height 19% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Sumana and Charis SIL laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SumanaCharis SIL…
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 Sumana 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Sumana in 2 weights
2 weights, 400–700
- 400 Regular
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Sumana, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Cyreal
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 2 weights, 400–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- Character sets
- devanagari, 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.
Sumana 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 Sumana, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Sumana under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Sumana, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.66lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 46%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.87 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 64% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 68% of serifs
InkDarker than 77% of serifs
ContrastMore even than 62% of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Sumana
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Sumana's letters under another nameLora
- Charis SIL76more stroke contrast · x-height 5% taller
- Parastoo7519% narrower · x-height 19% shorter · more stroke contrast
- Brygada 191874more stroke contrast · 9% wider · 15% lighter
- Hausschrift73more stroke contrast · x-height 6% shorter · 12% lighter
- Edwin73more stroke contrast · 7% wider
- Uchen73Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Sumana →Compare side by side →Get Sumana on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Sumana without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Charis SIL76text 1.8% wider · x-height 4.5% taller
- Półtawski Nowy70text 1.6% wider · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Frank Ruhl Libre69text 0.6% narrower · x-height 1.5% taller
- Castoro68text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.5% taller
- CMU Concrete64text 0.7% wider · x-height 0.7% shorter
- Nanum Myeongjo63text 1.3% narrower · x-height 1.9% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Sumana loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 109.7% of its size, so running text keeps Sumana’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Sumana Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 109.66%;
ascent-override: 175.27%;
descent-override: 91.65%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Sumana', 'Sumana Fallback', serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Sumana
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Sumana free for commercial use?
Yes. Sumana 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 Sumana?
FontKind doesn’t host Sumana’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 Sumana in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Sumana 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 Sumana in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Sumana under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Sumana in Figma?
Yes: Sumana 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 Sumana have?
Sumana comes in two weights: Regular (400) and Bold (700).
Who designed Sumana?
Sumana was designed by Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2015. Cyreal also made Nunito, Oswald, Mulish and 30 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Sumana?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Charis SIL (76), Parastoo (75) and Brygada 1918 (74), out of 100. Next to Sumana, Charis SIL has more stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller. See all 100 fonts like Sumana.