Sans serif · Corey Hu
Urbanist
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CSSfont-family: 'Urbanist', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Urbanist is a free sans serif by Corey Hu, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Urbanist has an average x-height, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 75%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Unageo
Urbanist on one light table with its two closest fonts, Unageo (87 out of 100) and THICCCBOI (82). Unageo is 7% heavier; THICCCBOI is 6% wider and 11% lighter.
Urbanist and Unageo laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with UrbanistUnageo…
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 Urbanist 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
Urbanist in 9 weights
9 weights, 100–900, with italics · variable from 100 to 900
Variable weight, 100 to 900
- 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
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Urbanist, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Corey Hu
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- 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.
Urbanist 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 Urbanist, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Urbanist under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Urbanist, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.1% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 50.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 38%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.00 : 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 75% of sans serifs
ContrastMore even than 89% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Urbanist
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Unageo877% heavier
- THICCCBOI826% wider · 11% lighter
- Nova Gothic816% wider
- Elms Sans80x-height 4% shorter · 4% wider
- Glacial Indifference80x-height 12% shorter · 8% narrower · 9% heavier
- Teachers79x-height 12% shorter · 7% narrower · 9% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Urbanist →Compare side by side →Get Urbanist on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Urbanist without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Google Sans77text 1.7% wider · x-height 1.7% taller
- Google Sans Flex76text 2.1% wider · x-height 1.7% taller
- Kulim Park76text 2.6% wider · same x-height
- Questrial75same text width · same x-height
- Figtree75text 1.3% wider · same x-height
- Fustat75text 1.3% wider · same x-height
Fallback while it loads
Until Urbanist loads, this sets Arial in its place at 100.2% of its size, so running text keeps Urbanist’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Urbanist Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 100.25%;
ascent-override: 94.77%;
descent-override: 24.94%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Urbanist', 'Urbanist Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Urbanist
Of the 17,566 home pages that load Urbanist, 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
- Roboto11%2,009 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter10%1,811 sites · 1× chance
- Poppins9.2%1,616 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans8.2%1,441 sites · 0.5× chance
- Montserrat5.8%1,024 sites · 0.4× chance
- Work Sans4.9%852 sites · 3.9× chance
More than chanceJust Another Hand 30×Castoro 18×Albert Sans 13×
Fonts that go with Urbanist: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerUrbanist + 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 Urbanist
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Urbanist free for commercial use?
Yes. Urbanist 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 Urbanist?
FontKind doesn’t host Urbanist’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 Urbanist in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Urbanist 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 Urbanist Thin and Urbanist Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Urbanist in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Urbanist under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Urbanist in Figma?
Yes: Urbanist is in Figma’s font menu with all nine weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Urbanist have?
Urbanist comes in nine weights, from Thin (100) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 900.
Who designed Urbanist?
Urbanist was designed by Corey Hu. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2021.
What fonts are similar to Urbanist?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Unageo (87), THICCCBOI (82) and Nova Gothic (81), out of 100. Next to Urbanist, Unageo is 7% heavier. See all 100 fonts like Urbanist.