Sans serif · Joana Correia
Varta
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CSSfont-family: 'Varta', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Varta is a free sans serif by Joana Correia, Viktoriya Grabowska and Eben Sorkin, on Google Fonts since 2020. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Varta has an x-height shorter than 79%, is narrower than 70% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 69%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Nebula Sans
Varta on one light table with its two closest fonts, Nebula Sans (83 out of 100) and Arsenal SC (78). Nebula Sans is 17% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller; Arsenal SC is 6% narrower, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 3% taller.
Varta and Nebula Sans laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with VartaNebula 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 Varta 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.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Varta in 5 weights
5 weights, 300–700 · variable from 300 to 700
Variable weight, 300 to 700
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Varta, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Joana Correia, Viktoriya Grabowska, Eben Sorkin
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 5 weights, 300–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2020
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
Varta 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 Varta, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Varta under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Varta, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 48.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.6% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.74lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 47.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 79% of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 70% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 69% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 64% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Varta
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Varta's letters under another nameSource Sans 3KedebideriNarnoor
- Nebula Sans8317% wider · x-height 9% taller · 13% lighter
- Arsenal SC78more stroke contrast · 6% narrower · x-height 3% taller
- Epunda Sans777% heavier · 3% narrower · x-height 3% taller
- Tajawal77x-height 6% shorter · 10% lighter
- Mukta7615% heavier · x-height 3% shorter
- Quattrocento Sans73x-height 5% shorter · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Varta →Compare side by side →Get Varta on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Varta without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Epunda Sans77text 1.8% narrower · x-height 3.1% taller
- Mukta76text 1.0% wider · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Skeena Indigenous72same text width · x-height 4.8% shorter
- Carlito72text 1.8% narrower · x-height 1.6% shorter
- Gudea70text 2.0% wider · x-height 3.3% taller
- CMU Bright64text 2.4% wider · x-height 2.7% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Varta loads, this sets Arial in its place at 94.4% of its size, so running text keeps Varta’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Varta Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 94.45%;
ascent-override: 98.33%;
descent-override: 55.22%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Varta', 'Varta Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Varta
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Varta free for commercial use?
Yes. Varta 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 Varta?
FontKind doesn’t host Varta’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, 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 Varta in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Varta 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 Varta Light and Varta SemiBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Varta in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Varta under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Varta in Figma?
Yes: Varta is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Varta have?
Varta comes in five weights: Light (300), Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600) and Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 700.
Who designed Varta?
Varta was designed by Joana Correia, Viktoriya Grabowska and Eben Sorkin. It has been on Google Fonts since June 2020. Joana Correia also made Cantata One, Quando, Arima and one more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Varta?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Nebula Sans (83), Arsenal SC (78) and Epunda Sans (77), out of 100. Next to Varta, Nebula Sans is 17% wider and 13% lighter, with an x-height 9% taller. See all 100 fonts like Varta.