Google Sans
Google Sans is a sans serif font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 23 July 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Google Sans
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Google Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Google Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 508.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 641.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 232 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
- Google Sans for Armenian
- Google Sans for Bengali
- Google Sans for Canadian Aboriginal
- Google Sans for Cyrillic
- Google Sans for Cyrillic Extended
- Google Sans for Devanagari
- Google Sans for Ethiopic
- Google Sans for Georgian
- Google Sans for Greek
- Google Sans for Greek Extended
- Google Sans for Gujarati
- Google Sans for Gurmukhi
- Google Sans for Hebrew
- Google Sans for Khmer
- Google Sans for Lao
- Google Sans for Central European
- Google Sans for Malayalam
- Google Sans for Odia
- Google Sans for Sinhala
- Google Sans for Tamil
- Google Sans for Telugu
- Google Sans for Thai
- Google Sans for Vietnamese
Open fonts closest to Google Sans
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Google Sans Flex Regularvery close widths (13.2 units)
- Reddit Sans Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- Fustat Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Radio Canada Big Regularsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Ubuntu Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Pretendard Regularloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
Compare Google Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Google Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Google Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Google Sans free to use?
Google Sans is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Google Sans?
By measured letter widths, Google Sans Flex is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 13.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Google Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Armenian, Bengali, Canadian Aboriginal, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Devanagari, Ethiopic, Georgian, Greek, Greek Extended, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hebrew, Khmer, Lao, Latin, Central European, Malayalam, Odia, Sinhala, Symbols, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Vietnamese.
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