What font does Canva use?
Canva’s website uses Canva Sans for headings and body text. Canva Sans is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Figtree.
| Font | Used for | Weights | Free to use? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canva Sans | Body | 400, 500, 600 | Licensed. Free match: Figtree |
| Times New Roman | Interface | 400, 700 | Yes, a system font |
Canva colour palette
Canva’s home page is light (#FFFFFF background, #000000 text) and uses #101219 for its main actions. Its palette: #FFFFFF, #0F1015, #8B3DFF, #101219, #000000, #FF3D4D.
Type scale
Each size the page sets text in, with its weight and line height. Canva’s largest type is 80px at weight 400.
| Style | Size | Weight | Line height | Font |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display 1 | 80px | 400 | 88px | Canva Sans |
| Display 2 | 64px | 400 | 80px | Canva Sans |
| Display 3 | 56px | 400 | 61.6px | Canva Sans |
| Display 4 | 36px | 500 | 45px | Canva Sans |
| Headline Large | 28px | 500 | 35px | Canva Sans |
| Headline Small | 24px | 400 | 33.6px | Canva Sans |
| Title | 18px | 400 | 25.2px | Canva Sans |
| Body Large | 16px | 400 | 24px | Canva Sans |
| Body Small | 14px | 600 | 22px | Canva Sans |
Spacing and shape
Spacing sits on a 4px grid: 4px, 8px, 12px, 16px, 20px, 24px, 32px, 48px, 76px.
Corner radii: 10px, 12px, 20px, 24px, pill. 5 shadow levels measured.
What makes Canva look like Canva
Almost entirely neutral: 99% of the page is painted in #FFFFFF and #101219.
#8B3DFF is an accent: 0.2% of the page, used for backgrounds and text and small fills such as buttons. Don't fill large areas with it.
The largest type (80px Canva Sans) is regular weight, not bold (400), tracked to -0.01em.
Open: text covers 9% of the page.
Canva DESIGN.md for Claude Code, Cursor and Lovable
A DESIGN.md is the brief an AI coding tool reads before it writes UI. This one carries everything on this page as rules a model follows: the allowed colours and what each is for, the fonts with free stand-ins, the type scale, spacing, corners, and the things Canva’s design never does.
Put it in your project root and ask your tool to follow it: “Read DESIGN.md and build [your product] in this design language.” It describes a style, not Canva’s product, so use your own name, words and images.
As CSS variables
The measured values as CSS custom properties, with free fonts standing in for licensed ones. Use them to learn from or to start a project in a similar style; Canva’s name, logo, words and images are theirs.
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Figtree:wght@400;500;600&display=swap");
:root {
--color-background: #FFFFFF; /* Background */
--color-text: #000000; /* Text */
--color-action: #101219; /* Action */
--color-on-action: #FFFFFF; /* On action */
--color-link: #8B3DFF; /* Link */
--color-negative: #FF3D4D; /* Negative */
--color-warning: #FF6105; /* Warning */
--font-body: "Canva Sans", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* Canva Sans on the site; Figtree renders */
--font-interface: "Times New Roman", serif; /* Times New Roman */
--type-display-1: 80px; /* Display 1, weight 400 */
--type-display-1-leading: 88px;
--type-display-1-tracking: -0.01em;
--type-display-2: 64px; /* Display 2, weight 400 */
--type-display-2-leading: 80px;
--type-display-2-tracking: -0.01em;
--type-display-3: 56px; /* Display 3, weight 400 */
--type-display-3-leading: 61.6px;
--type-display-3-tracking: -0.01em;
--type-display-4: 36px; /* Display 4, weight 500 */
--type-display-4-leading: 45px;
--type-display-4-tracking: -0.01em;
--type-headline-large: 28px; /* Headline Large, weight 500 */
--type-headline-large-leading: 35px;
--type-headline-large-tracking: -0.01em;
--type-headline-small: 24px; /* Headline Small, weight 400 */
--type-headline-small-leading: 33.6px;
--type-title: 18px; /* Title, weight 400 */
--type-title-leading: 25.2px;
--type-body-large: 16px; /* Body Large, weight 400 */
--type-body-large-leading: 24px;
--type-body-small: 14px; /* Body Small, weight 600 */
--type-body-small-leading: 22px;
--space-1: 4px;
--space-2: 8px;
--space-3: 12px;
--space-4: 16px;
--space-5: 20px;
--space-6: 24px;
--space-8: 32px;
--space-12: 48px;
--space-19: 76px;
--radius-lg: 10px;
--radius-xl: 12px;
--radius-2xl: 20px;
--radius-3xl: 24px;
--radius-full: 9999px;
--radius-48: 48px; /* component radius */
}How this was measured
PikSpec’s scanner read the canva.com home page in Chrome at 1440px wide on 15 October 2026: the computed styles of its elements, the fonts that rendered and how much of the page each colour covers. Websites change; capture the page yourself with PikSpec for today’s values, any page, and exports in five formats.
Canva is a trademark of its owner. This page is an independent measurement and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canva.
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Questions
What font does Canva use?
Canva’s website uses Canva Sans for headings and body text. Canva Sans is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Figtree.
What are Canva’s brand colors?
Canva’s home page is light (#FFFFFF background, #000000 text) and uses #101219 for its main actions. Its palette: #FFFFFF, #0F1015, #8B3DFF, #101219, #000000, #FF3D4D.
Is there a DESIGN.md for Canva?
Yes: download it from this page (/design-systems/canva/DESIGN.md). It is measured from canva.com with PikSpec, with licensed fonts replaced by free matches, and works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Lovable and v0.
How can I build a website in Canva’s style?
Use the values on this page as design tokens, swap any licensed font for its free match, and use your own name, words and images. PikSpec’s Build with AI turns a capture like this into a prompt and starter project for Lovable, Claude, v0, Cursor or Claude Code.
Is this Canva’s official design system?
No. It is measured from the rendered canva.com home page on 15 October 2026 and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Canva. Names and roles are inferred; the values are what the page displayed.
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