Oswald is a free sans serif typeface designed by Vernon Adams, Kalapi Gajjar, Cyreal. It is used by 1 of the 407 sites we analyzed, which ranks it joint number 54 among the 100 website fonts you can get. You can use it without paying.
Oswald at a glance
- Rank
- =54 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 1 site of 407 analyzed (0%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- Vernon Adams, Kalapi Gajjar, Cyreal
- Licence
- Free, open source
- Added to Google Fonts
- February 29, 2012
- Source
- Google Fonts, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Oswald used?
Oswald is the headline font on 1 of the 1 site that use it. Where it is not the biggest font for a job, it draws a smaller share of the text, such as labels or buttons.
| Industry | Sites using it | Of analyzed sites in that industry |
|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | 1 | 5% |
Which websites use Oswald?
Each link opens the free font finder on that site.
- kfc.com Food and drink · headings · 40.8% of its text
What does Oswald pair with?
| Used together with | Sites | As |
|---|---|---|
| Roboto | 1 | heading and body |
A pairing here means two different typefaces that are the biggest font for different jobs on the same site. It shows what real sites do, which is a good starting point and not a rule. All pairings.
Where do I get Oswald?
Oswald is open source and free to use, including commercially. Download it from Google Fonts.
Google Fonts · checked October 21, 2026.
How do we know?
Each site was opened twice in a real browser and Chrome was asked which font file drew each piece of text. We count a font for a site only if both runs saw it and it drew at least 2% of the site’s custom-font text. The full method.
Other sans serif fonts in the ranking
FAQ
Is Oswald free?
Yes. It is open source and free for commercial use, and available from Google Fonts.
Who designed Oswald?
Oswald was designed by Vernon Adams, Kalapi Gajjar, Cyreal. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Oswald?
Of the 407 sites we analyzed, 1 site draw text in Oswald: kfc.com. The list on this page links each one to the font finder.
What fonts pair well with Oswald?
On the sites we analyzed, Oswald appears alongside Roboto (1 site). That shows what real sites do, not a rule.
How do you know which font a site uses?
We open each site in a real browser and ask Chrome which font file it used to draw each piece of text, so renamed and self-hosted fonts are named by the file itself. Each site was measured twice, and a font counts only if both runs saw it.