Sans serif · Jakob Ekelund
Zalando Sans Expanded
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CSSfont-family: 'Zalando Sans Expanded', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zalando Sans Expanded is a free sans serif by Jakob Ekelund, KH Type and Zalando, on Google Fonts since 2025. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Zalando Sans Expanded has an average x-height, is wider than 93% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.4 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Unbounded
Zalando Sans Expanded on one light table with its two closest fonts, Unbounded (84 out of 100) and Syncopate (82). Unbounded is 20% heavier and 10% wider, with an x-height 10% taller; Syncopate is 36% wider and 52% lighter, with an x-height 31% taller.
Zalando Sans Expanded and Unbounded laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Zalando Sans ExpandedUnbounded…
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 Zalando Sans Expanded 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
Zalando Sans Expanded in 8 weights
8 weights, 200–900, with italics · variable from 200 to 900
Variable weight, 200 to 900
- 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 Zalando Sans Expanded, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Jakob Ekelund, KH Type, Zalando
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 8 weights, 200–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 200–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2025
- 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, under another name. Not as “Zalando”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Zalando Sans Expanded 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 Zalando Sans Expanded, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zalando Sans Expanded under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zalando Sans Expanded, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 71.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.72lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 62.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.35 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightNear the middle of sans serifs
WidthWider than 93% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 83% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zalando Sans Expanded
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Zalando Sans Expanded's own familyZalando Sans SemiExpandedZalando Sans
- Unbounded84x-height 10% taller · 20% heavier · 10% wider
- Syncopate8236% wider · x-height 31% taller · 52% lighter
- Clash Display8213% narrower · 16% lighter · less stroke contrast
- Sporting Grotesque79x-height 8% taller · 6% wider · 8% heavier
- DIN 1451 fette Breitschrift 193679x-height 12% shorter · 8% wider · less stroke contrast
- Mattone7734% heavier · x-height 9% taller · 8% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Zalando Sans Expanded →Compare side by side →Get Zalando Sans Expanded on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Zalando Sans Expanded without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Zalando Sans Expanded sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Zalando Sans Expanded loads, this sets Arial in its place at 125.3% of its size, so running text keeps Zalando Sans Expanded’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zalando Sans Expanded Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 125.34%;
ascent-override: 76.91%;
descent-override: 19.95%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Zalando Sans Expanded', 'Zalando Sans Expanded Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Zalando Sans Expanded
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Zalando Sans Expanded free for commercial use?
Yes. Zalando Sans Expanded is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Zalando”.
How do I download and install Zalando Sans Expanded?
FontKind doesn’t host Zalando Sans Expanded’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 Zalando Sans Expanded in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zalando Sans Expanded 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 Zalando Sans Expanded ExtraLight and Zalando Sans Expanded 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 Zalando Sans Expanded in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Zalando Sans Expanded under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Zalando Sans Expanded in Figma?
Yes: Zalando Sans Expanded 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 Zalando Sans Expanded have?
Zalando Sans Expanded comes in eight weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 200 to 900.
Who designed Zalando Sans Expanded?
Zalando Sans Expanded was designed by Jakob Ekelund, KH Type and Zalando. It has been on Google Fonts since September 2025.
What fonts are similar to Zalando Sans Expanded?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Unbounded (84), Syncopate (82) and Clash Display (82), out of 100. Next to Zalando Sans Expanded, Unbounded is 20% heavier and 10% wider, with an x-height 10% taller. Its own family, listed apart, adds Zalando Sans SemiExpanded and Zalando Sans. See all 100 fonts like Zalando Sans Expanded.