Sans serif · Wei Huang
Work Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Work Sans is a free sans serif by Wei Huang, on Google Fonts since 2015. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Work Sans has an average x-height, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 72%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of NT Somic
Work Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, NT Somic (80 out of 100) and Nata Sans (79). NT Somic is 5% narrower; Nata Sans has nearly identical proportions.
Work Sans and NT Somic laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Work SansNT Somic…
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 Work 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
Work Sans 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 Work Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Wei Huang
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 9 weights, 100–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2015
- 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.
Work Sans 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 Work Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Work Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Work Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 66.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.76lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.8% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 39%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
WidthWider than 79% of sans serifs
InkLighter than 72% of sans serifs
ContrastNear the middle of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Work Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Work Sans's letters under another nameKantumruy ProProdigy Sans
- NT Somic805% narrower
- Nata Sans79Nearly identical proportions
- Fustat798% narrower · 7% heavier
- Fixel785% narrower · x-height 4% taller
- Sarabun7712% narrower · 10% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Giphurs756% narrower · 11% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Work Sans →Compare side by side →Get Work Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Work Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Urlaub Grotesk66same text width · x-height 2.0% taller
- Rag62text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
- Guidy61text 2.0% narrower · x-height 4.0% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Work Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.2% of its size, so running text keeps Work Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Work Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.16%;
ascent-override: 82.18%;
descent-override: 21.47%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Work Sans', 'Work Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Work Sans
Of the 77,476 home pages that load Work 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
- Roboto13%9,899 sites · 0.6× chance
- Open Sans11%8,856 sites · 0.6× chance
- Montserrat8.6%6,665 sites · 0.6× chance
- Poppins7.1%5,466 sites · 0.6× chance
- Inter5.1%3,982 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato4.3%3,320 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceSong Myung 37×Trocchi 14×Castoro 9.7×
Fonts that go with Work Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerWork 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 Work Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Work Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Work Sans 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 Work Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Work 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 Work Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Work 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 Work Sans Thin and Work Sans 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 Work Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Work Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Work Sans in Figma?
Yes: Work Sans 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 Work Sans have?
Work Sans 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 Work Sans?
Work Sans was designed by Wei Huang. It has been on Google Fonts since July 2015. Wei Huang also made Fragment Mono.
What fonts are similar to Work Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are NT Somic (80), Nata Sans (79) and Fustat (79), out of 100. Next to Work Sans, NT Somic is 5% narrower. See all 100 fonts like Work Sans.