Sans serif · Jakob Ekelund
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded
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CSSfont-family: 'Zalando Sans SemiExpanded', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded has an average x-height, is wider than 85% and, at its regular weight, is of average darkness. Its thickest strokes are 1.3 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Host Grotesk
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded on one light table with its two closest fonts, Host Grotesk (81 out of 100) and Aspekta (79). Host Grotesk is 8% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter; Aspekta is 9% narrower.
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded and Host Grotesk laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Zalando Sans SemiExpandedHost Grotesk…
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 SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded, 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 SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zalando Sans SemiExpanded under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded, 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
- 56.4% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 42%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.30 : 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 85% of sans serifs
InkNear the middle of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 77% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zalando Sans SemiExpanded
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded's own familyZalando Sans ExpandedZalando Sans
- Host Grotesk818% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
- Aspekta799% narrower
- Mona Sans787% narrower · 10% lighter
- BDO Grotesk77x-height 10% taller
- Clash Display7618% lighter · less stroke contrast · x-height 4% shorter
- Open Sauce One76x-height 8% taller · 4% narrower · less stroke contrast
All 100 fonts similar to Zalando Sans SemiExpanded →Compare side by side →Get Zalando Sans SemiExpanded on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Zalando Sans SemiExpanded without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Be Vietnam Pro73text 2.0% narrower · x-height 3.1% taller
- Sora72text 1.2% wider · x-height 3.9% taller
- Rag72text 1.9% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Guidy70text 2.0% narrower · x-height 1.2% taller
- Fahkwang68text 0.7% wider · x-height 4.7% shorter
- Argentum Sans65text 1.6% wider · x-height 3.5% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Zalando Sans SemiExpanded loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.2% of its size, so running text keeps Zalando Sans SemiExpanded’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.21%;
ascent-override: 85.15%;
descent-override: 22.08%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Zalando Sans SemiExpanded', 'Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Zalando Sans SemiExpanded
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Zalando Sans SemiExpanded free for commercial use?
Yes. Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded?
FontKind doesn’t host Zalando Sans SemiExpanded’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 SemiExpanded in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded ExtraLight and Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Zalando Sans SemiExpanded under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Zalando Sans SemiExpanded in Figma?
Yes: Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded have?
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded?
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Host Grotesk (81), Aspekta (79) and Mona Sans (78), out of 100. Next to Zalando Sans SemiExpanded, Host Grotesk is 8% narrower, with an x-height 4% shorter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Zalando Sans Expanded and Zalando Sans. See all 100 fonts like Zalando Sans SemiExpanded.