Serif · Purushoth Kumar Guttula

Suranna

Q: Is Suranna free for commercial use?

Yes. Suranna 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 “Prata”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

Case

Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Suranna', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Suranna is a free serif by Purushoth Kumar Guttula, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Suranna has an x-height shorter than 93%, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 5.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

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01 / Light table

Laid on top of Oranienbaum

Suranna on one light table with its two closest fonts, Oranienbaum (92 out of 100) and Prata (85). Oranienbaum is 4% wider, with an x-height 12% taller and more stroke contrast; Prata is 27% wider, with an x-height 27% taller.

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Ink shared with SurannaOranienbaum…

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.

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02 / Letters

The Suranna 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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With this font

Write your ownFancy font generator →Your words in Suranna and 29 more fancy fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Suranna 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 Suranna, and can you use it?

Designer: Purushoth Kumar Guttula
Kind: Serif
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2015
Character sets: latin, telugu
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 “Prata”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Suranna is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

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 Suranna, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Suranna under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Suranna on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Suranna, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Suranna. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 40.9% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 63.2% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.65lowercase against capitals
Width: 43.0% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 39%letter box filled
Contrast: 5.04 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among serifs

Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind

x-heightSmaller than 93% of serifs
WidthNarrower than 93% of serifs
InkLighter than 66% of serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 94% of serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Suranna

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

All 100 fonts similar to Suranna →Compare side by side →Get Suranna on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Suranna without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Libre Caslon Display82text 2.7% narrower · x-height 3.7% taller

Fallback while it loads

Until Suranna loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 93.7% of its size, so running text keeps Suranna’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Suranna Fallback';
  src: local('Times New Roman');
  size-adjust: 93.70%;
  ascent-override: 150.64%;
  descent-override: 83.05%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Suranna', 'Suranna Fallback', serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Suranna

Of the 363 home pages that load Suranna, 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

More than chanceWork Sans 16×Montserrat 2.1×

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerSuranna + 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 other

09 / Questions

Questions about Suranna

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Suranna free for commercial use?

Yes. Suranna 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 “Prata”.

How do I download and install Suranna?

FontKind doesn’t host Suranna’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 Suranna in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Suranna 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 Suranna in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Suranna under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Suranna in Figma?

Yes: Suranna is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Suranna have?

Suranna 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 Suranna?

Suranna was designed by Purushoth Kumar Guttula. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2015. Purushoth Kumar Guttula also made Ramabhadra, Gurajada, Sree Krushnadevaraya and four more on FontKind.

What fonts are similar to Suranna?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Oranienbaum (92), Prata (85) and Libre Caslon Display (82), out of 100. Next to Suranna, Oranienbaum is 4% wider, with an x-height 12% taller and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Suranna.