# Katagami vs Geist

Geist and Katagami are both free families with a sans and a mono under the SIL Open Font License. Katagami adds a rounded sans, a reading face and a serif, and sets 22 scripts plus Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

## Comparison table

|  | Katagami | Geist Sans |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Kevin Liu | Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza |
| Foundry or publisher | Self-published by Kevin Liu | Vercel, with Basement Studio |
| First released | 2026 | 2023 |
| License | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Free for commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Weights | 100 to 900, and 100 to 700 in Mono | 100 to 900 |
| Italics | Not yet | Yes (since 1.5.0) |
| Variable axes | wght | wght 100 to 900 |
| Scripts | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and 19 more scripts, 6,580 characters, plus Chinese, Japanese and Korean companions | Latin (including Vietnamese), Cyrillic |
| Notable features | Five members on one skeleton, small capitals, tabular figures, fractions, 16 character variants and 8 stylistic sets | Stylistic sets ss01 to ss11, tabular figures, fractions |

## Differences in Katagami

- Katagami Sans, Round, Text, Serif and Mono share one skeleton.
- Katagami Mono has code ligatures, but they stay off until you turn on dlig.

## Download and web setup

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Download it from the [download page](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/download), or link `katagami.css` and set the family. [Font-ify](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/convert) shows any website in Katagami.

```html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts/katagami.css">
```

## Questions

**Is Katagami free for commercial use?**

Katagami is free for commercial use. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in commercial and non-commercial products.

**Is Geist Sans free for commercial use?**

Geist Sans is free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Check the license at https://vercel.com/font before you ship it.

**Sources**

- https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/
- https://github.com/vercel/geist-font/releases
- https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/ofl/geist/METADATA.pb

The sources were checked on 2026-10-16.

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Source: https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-geist