Sans serif · Jérémie Hornus
Switzer
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CSSfont-family: 'Switzer', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Switzer is a free sans serif by Jérémie Hornus, from Fontshare. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Switzer has an x-height taller than 74%, is of average width 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 Estedad
Switzer on one light table with its two closest fonts, Estedad (82 out of 100) and Geist (81). Estedad is 12% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast; Geist is 5% wider and 7% lighter.
Switzer and Estedad laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with SwitzerEstedad…
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 Switzer 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
Switzer in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- 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 Switzer, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jérémie Hornus
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- From
- Fontshare
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- ITF Free Font License 2.0
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes. Even registered as a trademark.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Your own, not as a font others pick.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes. Embedded so that it can’t be pulled out.
- Changes
- No. Not even subsetting, without ITF’s written consent.
- Sharing the files
- No. Only within your organisation.
Switzer is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Docs adds Google Fonts, and Switzer comes from Fontshare. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Fontshare first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- No. Switzer comes from Fontshare: install it first. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Switzer, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Switzer under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Switzer, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 68.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 51.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.18 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 74% of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Switzer
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Estedad82x-height 8% shorter · 12% lighter · more stroke contrast
- Geist815% wider · 7% lighter
- Liter81Nearly identical proportions
- Ronzino81Nearly identical proportions
- Overused Grotesk81x-height 6% shorter · 4% narrower
- Pliant815% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Switzer →Compare side by side →Get Switzer on Fontshare
07 / Swap
Swap Switzer without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Liter81text 2.7% narrower · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Ronzino81same text width · same x-height
- Pliant81text 1.2% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Archivo80text 2.5% narrower · x-height 0.9% shorter
- Hedvig Letters Sans78text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Gothic A177text 0.8% wider · x-height 1.1% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Switzer loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.1% of its size, so running text keeps Switzer’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Switzer Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.12%;
ascent-override: 96.92%;
descent-override: 24.72%;
line-gap-override: 8.90%;
}
font-family: 'Switzer', 'Switzer Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Switzer
Of the 2,420 home pages that load Switzer, 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
- Roboto6.7%162 sites · 0.3× chance
- Inter5.4%131 sites · 0.5× chance
- Rowan4.4%106 sites · 1,527× chance
- Satoshi2.8%68 sites · 15× chance
More than chanceSatoshi 15×
Pair checkerSwitzer + 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 Switzer
Answered from its licence, Fontshare and each app’s own font list
Is Switzer free for commercial use?
Yes. Switzer is under the ITF Free Font License 2.0 , which allows commercial use, logos you can register as trademarks and your own websites and apps. But its files may not be changed, not even subset, nor passed outside your organisation.
How do I download and install Switzer?
FontKind doesn’t host Switzer’s files: it comes free from Fontshare , Indian Type Foundry’s library, and only from there. Download it from its page there and unzip the file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open.
Is Switzer in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Switzer 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 Switzer Thin and Switzer Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, save it as a PDF, which carries the font with it.
Is Switzer in Google Docs?
Probably not: the More fonts list in Docs draws on Google Fonts, and Switzer comes from Fontshare. Docs can’t add a font of your own, so set it in an app on your computer, such as Word, instead.
Is Switzer in Figma?
Not built in: Figma includes Google Fonts, and Switzer comes from Fontshare. Install it on your computer and Figma lists it.
How many weights does Switzer have?
Switzer comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic.
Who designed Switzer?
Switzer was designed by Jérémie Hornus. Jérémie Hornus also made Inria Sans, Inria Serif, Alpino and seven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Switzer?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Estedad (82), Geist (81) and Liter (81), out of 100. Next to Switzer, Estedad is 12% lighter, with an x-height 8% shorter and more stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Switzer.