Sans serif · Yanone
Yanone Kaffeesatz
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CSSfont-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Yanone Kaffeesatz is a free sans serif by Yanone and Cyreal, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Yanone Kaffeesatz has an average x-height, is narrower than 96% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 87%. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Georama
Yanone Kaffeesatz on one light table with its two closest fonts, Georama (84 out of 100) and BenchNine (79). Georama is 19% narrower, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast; BenchNine is 19% lighter and 9% narrower.
Yanone Kaffeesatz and Georama laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Yanone KaffeesatzGeorama…
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 Yanone Kaffeesatz 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
Yanone Kaffeesatz in 6 weights
6 weights, 200–700 · variable from 200 to 700
Variable weight, 200 to 700
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
04 / Facts
Who made Yanone Kaffeesatz, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Yanone, Cyreal
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 200–700
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–700
- On Google Fonts since
- 2010
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, math, symbols, 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.
Yanone Kaffeesatz 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 Yanone Kaffeesatz, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Yanone Kaffeesatz under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Yanone Kaffeesatz, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 50.0% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 70.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.71lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 35.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 54%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.28 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthNarrower than 96% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 87% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 75% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Yanone Kaffeesatz
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Georama8419% narrower · x-height 8% taller · less stroke contrast
- BenchNine7919% lighter · 9% narrower
- Asap Condensed7819% wider · 16% lighter · x-height 5% taller
- Economica7730% lighter · x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
- Ubuntu Condensed7118% wider · 15% lighter · x-height 5% taller
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed6812% narrower · 13% lighter · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Yanone Kaffeesatz →Compare side by side →Get Yanone Kaffeesatz on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Yanone Kaffeesatz without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Alumni Sans SC54text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Saira Extra Condensed51text 1.6% narrower · x-height 2.0% taller
- Alumni Sans44text 2.4% narrower · x-height 1.0% shorter
- Homenaje43same text width · x-height 4.0% taller
- Caacupé One33text 0.7% wider · x-height 0.8% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Yanone Kaffeesatz loads, this sets Arial in its place at 69.6% of its size, so running text keeps Yanone Kaffeesatz’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 69.55%;
ascent-override: 105.67%;
descent-override: 28.75%;
line-gap-override: 8.20%;
}
font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz', 'Yanone Kaffeesatz Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Yanone Kaffeesatz
Of the 6,292 home pages that load Yanone Kaffeesatz, 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
- Open Sans28%1,762 sites · 1.5× chance
- Roboto14%911 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat12%774 sites · 0.9× chance
- Oswald6.3%396 sites · 2.2× chance
- Lato5.5%346 sites · 0.7× chance
- Ubuntu4.4%276 sites · 3.6× chance
More than chanceUbuntu 3.6×Oswald 2.2×Bebas Neue 1.9×
Fonts that go with Yanone Kaffeesatz: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerYanone Kaffeesatz + 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 Yanone Kaffeesatz
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Yanone Kaffeesatz free for commercial use?
Yes. Yanone Kaffeesatz 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 Yanone Kaffeesatz?
FontKind doesn’t host Yanone Kaffeesatz’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 Yanone Kaffeesatz in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Yanone Kaffeesatz 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 Yanone Kaffeesatz ExtraLight and Yanone Kaffeesatz 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 Yanone Kaffeesatz in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Yanone Kaffeesatz under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Yanone Kaffeesatz in Figma?
Yes: Yanone Kaffeesatz is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Yanone Kaffeesatz have?
Yanone Kaffeesatz comes in six weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 700.
Who designed Yanone Kaffeesatz?
Yanone Kaffeesatz was designed by Yanone and Cyreal. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2010. Yanone also made Tagesschrift.
What fonts are similar to Yanone Kaffeesatz?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Georama (84), BenchNine (79) and Asap Condensed (78), out of 100. Next to Yanone Kaffeesatz, Georama is 19% narrower, with an x-height 8% taller and less stroke contrast. See all 100 fonts like Yanone Kaffeesatz.