Sans serif · René Bieder
SUSE
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CSSfont-family: 'SUSE', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
SUSE is a free sans serif by René Bieder, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, SUSE has an x-height shorter than 81%, is of average width 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 Hanken Grotesk
SUSE on one light table with its two closest fonts, Hanken Grotesk (80 out of 100) and Giphurs (75). Hanken Grotesk has nearly identical proportions; Giphurs is 4% wider, with an x-height 6% taller.
SUSE and Hanken Grotesk laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SUSEHanken Grotesk…
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 SUSE 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
SUSE in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 100 Thin, with its italic
- 200 Extra light, with its italic
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made SUSE, and can you use it?
- Designer
- René Bieder
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- 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.
SUSE 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 SUSE, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists SUSE under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
SUSE, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 49.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%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 81% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 67% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to SUSE
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
SUSE's own familySUSE Mono
- Hanken Grotesk80Nearly identical proportions
- Giphurs75x-height 6% taller · 4% wider
- Finlandica Text71x-height 11% taller · 9% wider · 9% lighter
- Rebyte Sans Pro708% wider
- Nunito Sans697% lighter
- Geologica6820% heavier · 10% wider
All 100 fonts similar to SUSE →Compare side by side →Get SUSE on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap SUSE without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Hanken Grotesk80text 2.7% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Nunito Sans69text 2.9% wider · x-height 1.1% taller
- Outfit67text 1.1% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next66text 0.9% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Atkinson Hyperlegible65text 0.8% wider · x-height 3.1% taller
- Lil Grotesk63text 1.7% narrower · x-height 1.9% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until SUSE loads, this sets Arial in its place at 99% of its size, so running text keeps SUSE’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'SUSE Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 99.04%;
ascent-override: 98.95%;
descent-override: 28.27%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'SUSE', 'SUSE Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about SUSE
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is SUSE free for commercial use?
Yes. SUSE 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 SUSE?
FontKind doesn’t host SUSE’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 variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, 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 SUSE in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: SUSE 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 SUSE Thin and SUSE Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is SUSE in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for SUSE under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is SUSE in Figma?
Yes: SUSE is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does SUSE have?
SUSE comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed SUSE?
SUSE was designed by René Bieder. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2024. René Bieder also made Strichpunkt Sans.
What fonts are similar to SUSE?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Hanken Grotesk (80), Giphurs (75) and Finlandica Text (71), out of 100. Next to SUSE, Hanken Grotesk has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds SUSE Mono. See all 100 fonts like SUSE.