Canva Sans is just our type. Our custom font is an
expressive, highly legible Sans Serif typeface that
brings a playful spirit to every word. It comes in
two families and multiple weights.
Meet Canva Sans
We use Canva Sans for our body copy and throughout
the entire Canva product. For headlines, we use Canva
Sans Display in regular weight, a variant that is even
more expressive and full of personality.
Canva Sans is accessible and highly legible.
Canva Sans
Display is
playful
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We use Canva Sans in our product.
Hierarchy
How we mix our typefaces is an important part of our
brand system. We use Canva Sans Display to be bold and
proud, and Canva Sans Regular for easy readability.
Our headlines
are big and
confident
Our smaller headings
look like this
This is how we treat body copy. Canva Sans Regular is
a workhorse and great for lots of text.
This is how we treat smaller copy like captions.
Typesetting
Letter Spacing AND Line Spacing
Canva Sans looks best when it’s spaced comfortably. It should be
spaced so that the letters sit strongly next to other, with enough
clear space that they don’t overlap.
Letter / Line Spacing
Headings -30 / 1
Subheadings 0 / 1
Body copy 0 / 1.2
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Alignment
We align type either to the left or center. Left alignment is a classic,
clear way to present text, especially longer copy. Center alignment
is a more striking approach for shorter, simpler lines of text.
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sentence case
We talk to our users like they're our friends and family, and so we
use sentence case to keep our writing casual and easy to read.
You should only use a capital letter at the start of a sentence or
the beginning of a proper noun, such as a person, place,
organization, or a trademark product like Magic Studioâ„¢.
Highlighter
Padding
When creating the highlight, use the lowercase ‘h’ & ‘t’ as a guide.
The crossbar height of the lowercase ‘t’ is used determine the
highlights padding above and below the ‘h’. This same value is used
to determine the padding at the start and end of the word.
The highlighter is a UI element we use on headlines to
humanize our product and bring emphasis to messaging.
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Tim
Beat the
blank page
Highlighting across two lines
Sara
Jack
Market test
with flying
colors
Multiple highlights within a headline
Sara
Timeline
to shine
White highlight
Market test
with flying
colors
Jack
Turquoise highlight
Dynamic type
In brand awareness campaigns where it's appropriate to be more
playful, we can use dynamic type. You should only use this type
treatment with permission from the brand team, so please reach
out to them first.
Special use
DRAG-AND-DROP type
We also have drag-and-drop type, which is where we use a bounding
box around a word or phrase to create a feeling of work in progress.
Only use this treatment with permission from the brand team.
Language support
Canva Sans is available in all languages that use
the Latin alphabet. For any other languages, we
use Noto Sans in Regular and Medium.
We acknowledge Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
peoples as the traditional custodians of country
throughout Australia. Our Sydney studio sits on the
lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and we
pay our respects to their elders past, present, and
emerging. Canva is a proudly and intentionally inclusive
company and supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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