Sans serif · HT Fonts
Telex
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CSSfont-family: 'Telex', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Telex is a free sans serif by HT Fonts and Andres Torresi, on Google Fonts since 2012. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Telex has an average x-height, is wider than 63% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Amiko
Telex on one light table with its two closest fonts, Amiko (84 out of 100) and Clear Sans (82). Amiko is 7% wider and 9% lighter; Clear Sans is 4% narrower.
Telex and Amiko laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with TelexAmiko…
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 Telex 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
Telex 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 Telex, and can you use it?
- Designer
- HT Fonts, Andres Torresi
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2012
- 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, under another name. Not as “Telex”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Telex 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 Telex, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Telex under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Telex, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.8% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 52.3% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 43%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.30 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 63% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 77% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Telex
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Amiko847% wider · 9% lighter
- Clear Sans824% narrower
- Voces82more stroke contrast
- Martel Sans808% lighter · x-height 4% taller · 3% wider
- Asap Sharp795% narrower
- Radio Canada79Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Telex →Compare side by side →Get Telex on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Telex without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Clear Sans82text 2.9% narrower · same x-height
- Voces82text 1.6% wider · same x-height
- Martel Sans80text 2.9% wider · x-height 3.9% taller
- Radio Canada79same text width · same x-height
- Amulya76text 2.5% wider · x-height 2.1% shorter
- Mulish76same text width · x-height 2.3% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Telex loads, this sets Arial in its place at 105.3% of its size, so running text keeps Telex’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Telex Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 105.26%;
ascent-override: 89.78%;
descent-override: 24.70%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Telex', 'Telex Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Telex
Of the 463 home pages that load Telex, 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 chanceRubik 11×
Pair checkerTelex + 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 Telex
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Telex free for commercial use?
Yes. Telex 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 “Telex”.
How do I download and install Telex?
FontKind doesn’t host Telex’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 Telex in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Telex 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 Telex in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Telex under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Telex in Figma?
Yes: Telex is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Telex have?
Telex 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 Telex?
Telex was designed by HT Fonts and Andres Torresi. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2012. HT Fonts also made Andada Pro, Alegreya Sans, Alegreya and seven more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Telex?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Amiko (84), Clear Sans (82) and Voces (82), out of 100. Next to Telex, Amiko is 7% wider and 9% lighter. See all 100 fonts like Telex.