Sans font generator
The free Arimo font to SVG converter creates familiar, Arial-style outlines for interface labels, documentation images, and understated product graphics. Edit the text below and export it as SVG paths or DXF with Arimo already selected.
Fine-tune export units, fill behavior, and stroke output.
Font specimenOrder No. 204 / 500
Get to know the typeface
Converting the Arimo font to SVG is useful for familiar, Arial-style labels, documentation images, and understated product graphics. Its conventional sans-serif proportions let the reader focus on the information. Use it when text needs to look clear and ordinary across a design handoff. For a distinctive brand silhouette or a decorative heading, consider a family with a stronger display character.
Inspect similar letters and numbers in the real label, including I, l, 1, O, and 0 when they occur. Check punctuation and units beside the main wording because documentation assets often mix both. An outlined label retains its exact shape, so spacing mistakes remain part of the graphic. Review the full line at its final width instead of relying on the font size alone.
Same text · same scale
Unit 10 / O0 Il1 places potentially ambiguous characters next to one another. Compare Arimo and Roboto at 400 in the actual label size, rather than using the width alone to judge whether an identifier is clear.
For this sample, Arimo · 400 uses 0.6% more line width than Roboto · 400.
Both samples were generated from the built-in font catalog at 72 px, with kerning and standard ligatures on, zero added tracking, and no stroke. They share a coordinate scale and baseline; on small screens both shrink by the same factor. Width is the laid-out advance, including character spacing, rather than the visible outline bounds. Results apply to these font files and this text; equal weight numbers do not imply equal visual darkness. This is a layout comparison, not a readability score or a manufacturing test.
Use these as visual starting points and check your actual wording at its final size. Production limits depend on the process, material, and tool; the comparison above is not a material test.
To convert the Arimo font to SVG for a documentation label, start at 400 or 500; use 700 for short callouts. Leave kerning enabled and keep tracking close to zero for mixed-case text. A small uppercase badge may benefit from a little added space. If several lines are needed, choose comfortable line height and explicit breaks before export rather than compressing the finished SVG to fit a diagram.
SVG serves design and web graphics, DXF serves compatible CAD workflows, and JSX or TSX provides outlined React components. Choose the format your destination supports.
For a replacement diagram label, compare the actual line with the original font. Check O0 and Il1, connector endpoints, and nearby symbols. Similar proportions do not guarantee that Arimo preserves another family’s exact line width.
For an equipment identifier, test the most ambiguous characters and the smallest separator on the real material. A geometrically valid outline can still be difficult to read. Adjust the wording or family if O and 0 are not clear enough.
Review letters, numerals, punctuation, and units as one label. Check line breaks and spacing at the final width. Keep an untouched SVG master and the original wording. For manufacturing, inspect the smallest punctuation mark and confirm how enclosed areas will be supported.
