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Google Sans

Of the 1,899 families measured here, Google Sans has the largest number of script subsets and the fourth-largest number of OpenType features. It covers scripts that few others in the library reach: Georgian (three families), Lao (five families) and Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (six families). Its Grade axis (GRAD) appears in only three other families. It has three variable axes; 25 other families in the library have as many or more.

Outlines drawn from the GoogleSans file at weight 400. The dashed line is the median x-height of the sans serifs.

Measure, per 1,000 em	Google Sans	Median of 732 sans serifs
Ascender (top of d)	716	740
Cap height (top of H)	716	702
x-height (top of x)	510	519
Descender (foot of p)	−216	−213
x-height ÷ cap height	0.71	0.70
Average lowercase width	508	522
Ink coverage, a–z	43.2%	40.2%

Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements

Version	Compared with Google Sans	Added
Google Sans Flex	adds Cherokee, Math, Nushu and 2 more	2024

Where it sitsEvery sans serif family is a dot

X-height across the 716 sans serifs with ascenders

294672

Just below: Mouse Memoirs, Seymour One; just above: Hammersmith One, TikTok Sans; level with: Acme, AR One Sans, Google Sans Flex

Average lowercase width across the 732 sans serifs

1831,319

Just below: Fredoka, Mina; just above: Madimi One, Dotum

Weights and styles

One variable file per style covers every weight from 400 to 700, with a matching italic; four of the nine standard steps fall inside that range.

Axis	Tag	Range	In the library
Optical size	opsz	17 to 18	29 families
Weight	wght	400 to 700	545 families
Grade	GRAD	-50 to 200	axis page

Scripts27 subsets · families sharing each

Inside the file

In the measured file: 3,749 Unicode characters are mapped.

Declared features: small capitals, capitals to small capitals, lining figures, tabular figures, proportional figures, fractions, superscripts, subscripts, ordinals, standard ligatures, discretionary ligatures, contextual alternates, slashed zero, case-sensitive forms and nine stylistic sets.

Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em

Meera Inimaitaller x-height, narrower Miranda Sanstaller x-height, wider Almaraitaller x-height, narrower 42dot Sansshorter x-height, wider Asta Sansshorter x-height, wider

Outside the sans serif class

Redaction 100shorter x-height, narrower M PLUS 1 Codetaller x-height, narrower Inikashorter x-height, wider

Rank every family against Google Sans

Same designer

Google is credited on 211 other families in the library, from Noto Sans (2013) to Noto Sans Sunuwar (2025); the closest of them in x-height and width is Noto Sans Display.