Sans serif · Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
Timmana
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CSSfont-family: 'Timmana', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Timmana is a free sans serif by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Timmana has an x-height shorter than 86%, is narrower than 83% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 93%. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of GB Sans
Timmana on one light table with its two closest fonts, GB Sans (100 out of 100) and Racing Sans One (97). GB Sans is 33% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller and less stroke contrast; Racing Sans One is 21% wider and 24% heavier, with more stroke contrast.
Timmana and GB Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with TimmanaGB Sans…
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 Timmana 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
Timmana 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 Timmana, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- 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 “Sansus” or “Webissimo”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Timmana 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 Timmana, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Timmana under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Timmana, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 60.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.78lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 44.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 62%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.40 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 86% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 83% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 93% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 87% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Timmana
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- GB Sans100x-height 29% taller · 33% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Racing Sans One97more stroke contrast · 21% wider · 24% heavier
- Contrail One86x-height 25% taller · 11% lighter · 5% wider
- Fugaz One7828% wider · 23% heavier · x-height 3% taller
- Bangers65x-height 54% taller · less stroke contrast · 5% narrower
- Hardman6193% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 8% shorter
All 100 fonts similar to Timmana →Compare side by side →Get Timmana on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Timmana without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Fresca34text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- Ruluko17text 2.6% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- UNAL Ancizar Sans9text 2.1% narrower · x-height 2.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Timmana loads, this sets Arial in its place at 91% of its size, so running text keeps Timmana’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Timmana Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 90.96%;
ascent-override: 97.93%;
descent-override: 81.22%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Timmana', 'Timmana Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Timmana
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Timmana free for commercial use?
Yes. Timmana 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 “Sansus” or “Webissimo”.
How do I download and install Timmana?
FontKind doesn’t host Timmana’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 Timmana in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Timmana 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 Timmana in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Timmana under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Timmana in Figma?
Yes: Timmana is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Timmana have?
Timmana 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 Timmana?
Timmana was designed by Appaji Ambarisha Darbha. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2015. Appaji Ambarisha Darbha also made Peddana, Tenali Ramakrishna, Ramaraja and two more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Timmana?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are GB Sans (100), Racing Sans One (97) and Contrail One (86), out of 100. Next to Timmana, GB Sans is 33% lighter, with an x-height 29% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Timmana.