Sans serif · Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
Tenali Ramakrishna
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CSSfont-family: 'Tenali Ramakrishna', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Tenali Ramakrishna is a free sans serif by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha, on Google Fonts since 2014. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Tenali Ramakrishna has an x-height shorter than 99%, is narrower than 93% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 66%. Its thickest strokes are 1.8 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Harmattan
Tenali Ramakrishna on one light table with its two closest fonts, Harmattan (93 out of 100) and GFS Neohellenic (86). Harmattan is 14% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller; GFS Neohellenic has less stroke contrast and an x-height 8% taller.
Tenali Ramakrishna and Harmattan laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Tenali RamakrishnaHarmattan…
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 Tenali Ramakrishna 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
Tenali Ramakrishna 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 Tenali Ramakrishna, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2014
- 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 “Classica”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Tenali Ramakrishna 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 Tenali Ramakrishna, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Tenali Ramakrishna under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Tenali Ramakrishna, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 35.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 48.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.73lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 38.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.75 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 99% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 93% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 66% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 94% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Tenali Ramakrishna
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Harmattan93less stroke contrast · 14% heavier · x-height 5% taller
- GFS Neohellenic86less stroke contrast · x-height 8% taller
- Gurajada7350% heavier · 17% narrower · x-height 8% shorter
- Luperca69x-height 96% taller · 60% wider · 52% lighter
- Libertinus Sans64x-height 21% taller · 21% wider · more stroke contrast
- CAT Linz59x-height 17% taller · more stroke contrast · 17% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Tenali Ramakrishna →Compare side by side →Get Tenali Ramakrishna on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Tenali Ramakrishna without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Harmattan93text 0.7% narrower · x-height 4.5% taller
- Suravaram39text 1.5% wider · x-height 0.5% taller
- Googee29text 2.3% wider · x-height 0.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Tenali Ramakrishna loads, this sets Arial in its place at 79.7% of its size, so running text keeps Tenali Ramakrishna’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Tenali Ramakrishna Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 79.65%;
ascent-override: 110.65%;
descent-override: 85.71%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Tenali Ramakrishna', 'Tenali Ramakrishna Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Tenali Ramakrishna
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Tenali Ramakrishna free for commercial use?
Yes. Tenali Ramakrishna 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 “Classica”.
How do I download and install Tenali Ramakrishna?
FontKind doesn’t host Tenali Ramakrishna’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 Tenali Ramakrishna in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Tenali Ramakrishna 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 Tenali Ramakrishna in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Tenali Ramakrishna under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Tenali Ramakrishna in Figma?
Yes: Tenali Ramakrishna is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Tenali Ramakrishna have?
Tenali Ramakrishna 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 Tenali Ramakrishna?
Tenali Ramakrishna was designed by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha. It has been on Google Fonts since December 2014. Appaji Ambarisha Darbha also made Peddana, Timmana, Ramaraja and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Tenali Ramakrishna?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Harmattan (93), GFS Neohellenic (86) and Gurajada (73), out of 100. Next to Tenali Ramakrishna, Harmattan is 14% heavier, with less stroke contrast and an x-height 5% taller. See all 100 fonts like Tenali Ramakrishna.