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Syne Tactile
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CSSfont-family: 'Syne Tactile', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Syne Tactile is a free display font by Bonjour Monde and Lucas Descroix, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Syne Tactile has an average x-height, is narrower than 69% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 0.7 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tillana
Syne Tactile on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tillana (74 out of 100) and Overlock SC (66). Tillana is 7% lighter, with more stroke contrast; Overlock SC is 23% lighter and 8% wider, with more stroke contrast.
Syne Tactile and Tillana laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Syne TactileTillana…
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 Syne Tactile 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
Syne Tactile 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 Syne Tactile, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Bonjour Monde, Lucas Descroix
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Syne Tactile 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 Syne Tactile, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Syne Tactile under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Syne Tactile, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 53.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.1% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.82lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 46.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 0.70 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of display faces
WidthNarrower than 69% of display faces
InkLighter than 69% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 98% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Syne Tactile
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Tillana74more stroke contrast · 7% lighter
- Overlock SC66more stroke contrast · 23% lighter · 8% wider
- Akaya Kanadaka63x-height 24% shorter · 37% heavier
- Langar6243% heavier · 12% wider · x-height 3% shorter
- Barrio60x-height 31% taller · 21% wider · more stroke contrast
- Atma54more stroke contrast · 7% narrower · x-height 4% taller
All 100 fonts similar to Syne Tactile →Compare side by side →Get Syne Tactile on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Syne Tactile without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Passero One49same text width · x-height 1.7% shorter
- Hamburger Schwabacher Druckrauh36text 2.2% wider · x-height 1.3% taller
- First Time Writing!34text 0.7% wider · same x-height
- Kuenstler Gotisch32text 1.0% narrower · x-height 2.1% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Syne Tactile loads, this sets Arial in its place at 89.9% of its size, so running text keeps Syne Tactile’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Syne Tactile Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 89.88%;
ascent-override: 102.91%;
descent-override: 30.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Syne Tactile', 'Syne Tactile Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Syne Tactile
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Syne Tactile free for commercial use?
Yes. Syne Tactile 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 Syne Tactile?
FontKind doesn’t host Syne Tactile’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 Syne Tactile in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Syne Tactile 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 Syne Tactile in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Syne Tactile under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Syne Tactile in Figma?
Yes: Syne Tactile is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Syne Tactile have?
Syne Tactile 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 Syne Tactile?
Syne Tactile was designed by Bonjour Monde and Lucas Descroix. It has been on Google Fonts since August 2020.
What fonts are similar to Syne Tactile?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tillana (74), Overlock SC (66) and Akaya Kanadaka (63), out of 100. Next to Syne Tactile, Tillana is 7% lighter, with more stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Syne Mono and Syne. See all 100 fonts like Syne Tactile.