Sans serif · Dalton Maag
Ubuntu Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Ubuntu Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Ubuntu Sans is a free sans serif by Dalton Maag, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Ubuntu Sans has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 84%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Julius Sans One
Ubuntu Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Julius Sans One (77 out of 100) and Cambay (69). Julius Sans One is 51% lighter and 22% wider, with an x-height 25% taller; Cambay is 11% heavier and 3% narrower, with an x-height 7% shorter.
Ubuntu Sans and Julius Sans One laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Ubuntu SansJulius Sans One…
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 Ubuntu Sans 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
Ubuntu Sans in 8 weights
8 weights, 100–800, with italics · variable from 100 to 800
Variable weight, 100 to 800
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Ubuntu Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Dalton Maag
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 8 weights, 100–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Width 75–100, Weight 100–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, greek, greek-ext, latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0
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. “Ubuntu Sans derivative …” for a light change, another name for more.
- Sharing the files
- Yes. With its notice and licence, even for a fee.
Ubuntu Sans is under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0. 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 Ubuntu Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Ubuntu Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Ubuntu Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.8% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.6% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 36%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.16 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNear the middle of sans serifs
InkLighter than 84% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Ubuntu Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Ubuntu Sans's own familyUbuntuUbuntu CondensedUbuntu Sans MonoUbuntu Mono
- Julius Sans One7751% lighter · x-height 25% taller · 22% wider
- Cambay69x-height 7% shorter · 11% heavier · 3% narrower
- Antic686% narrower · 8% lighter
- ABeeZee6814% heavier · 5% wider
- Cantarell67x-height 7% shorter
- Funever Sans Display67Nearly identical proportions
All 100 fonts similar to Ubuntu Sans →Compare side by side →Get Ubuntu Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Ubuntu Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Funever Sans Display67same text width · x-height 1.2% shorter
- Murecho66text 2.9% narrower · same x-height
- Plein65text 2.1% narrower · x-height 2.3% shorter
- Carme65text 2.6% wider · x-height 3.5% shorter
- Maven Pro64text 2.3% wider · x-height 3.7% shorter
- Commissioner62same text width · x-height 3.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Ubuntu Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 101.8% of its size, so running text keeps Ubuntu Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Ubuntu Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 101.77%;
ascent-override: 92.37%;
descent-override: 25.55%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Ubuntu Sans', 'Ubuntu Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Ubuntu Sans
Of the 754 home pages that load Ubuntu Sans, 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
- Ubuntu19%147 sites · 16× chanceUbuntu Sans’s own family
- Open Sans9%68 sites · 0.5× chance
- Roboto8.9%67 sites · 0.4× chance
- Montserrat6.9%52 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceUbuntu 16×
Pair checkerUbuntu Sans + 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 Ubuntu Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Ubuntu Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Ubuntu Sans is under the Ubuntu Font Licence 1.0 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version has to be renamed.
How do I download and install Ubuntu Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Ubuntu Sans’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Ubuntu Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Ubuntu Sans 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 Ubuntu Sans Thin and Ubuntu Sans ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Ubuntu Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Ubuntu Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Ubuntu Sans in Figma?
Yes: Ubuntu Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all eight weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Ubuntu Sans have?
Ubuntu Sans comes in eight weights, from Thin (100) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 800 and widths from 75% to 100%.
Who designed Ubuntu Sans?
Ubuntu Sans was designed by Dalton Maag. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2024. Dalton Maag also made Wix Madefor Display, Wix Madefor Text and Scope One.
What fonts are similar to Ubuntu Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Julius Sans One (77), Cambay (69) and Antic (68), out of 100. Next to Ubuntu Sans, Julius Sans One is 51% lighter and 22% wider, with an x-height 25% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Ubuntu, Ubuntu Condensed, Ubuntu Sans Mono and one more. See all 100 fonts like Ubuntu Sans.