Gabriola font
Gabriola is a typeface by John Hudson, from Microsoft. It comes with Windows: use it on that computer, in documents and pictures, but its licence doesn’t let you put the font file on a website or pass it on. These 24 free display faces come closest to it, measured letter by letter, closest first.
Gabriola itself comes from your device, if it is installed
01 / Free alternatives to Gabriola — compared by measurements
The original · Gabriola, from your device
83match · #1
Metal
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 20% taller · 16% wider
Differs most from Gabriola in I, 0, and 7
77match · #2
Overlock SC
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 48% taller · 43% wider · 22% lighter
Differs most from Gabriola in Q, I, and X
64match · #3
Katibeh
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 30% heavier · x-height 6% shorter
Differs most from Gabriola in b, I, and T
62match · #4
Akaya Kanadaka
Find the font. Find its kind.29% wider · 38% heavier · x-height 15% taller
Differs most from Gabriola in Z, G, and Q
61match · #5
Farsan
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 27% taller · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in 9, g, and x
60match · #6
Oregano
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 16% taller · 23% heavier · 6% wider
Differs most from Gabriola in x, S, and 9
60match · #7
Simonetta
Find the font. Find its kind.30% wider · x-height 24% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in b, l, and 1
59match · #8
Arima
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 47% taller · 45% wider · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in g, y, and 4
59match · #9
Overlock
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 34% taller · 30% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in Q, d, and 7
49match · #10
Alkatra
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 39% taller · 35% wider · 39% heavier
Differs most from Gabriola in 2, y, and 7
48match · #11
Smythe
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 33% taller · 9% heavier · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in i, f, and y
46match · #12
Syne Tactile
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 51% taller · 32% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in U, C, and Z
45match · #13
Luxurious Roman
Find the font. Find its kind.50% wider · x-height 37% taller · 15% lighter
Differs most from Gabriola in j, i, and 3
44match · #14
Bigelow Rules
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 52% taller · 24% narrower · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in l, I, and 2
43match · #15
Lancelot
Find the font. Find its kind.17% wider · x-height 11% taller · 8% lighter
Differs most from Gabriola in b, k, and l
42match · #16
Cinzel Decorative
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 98% taller · 96% wider · 51% lighter
Differs most from Gabriola in N, K, and 1
42match · #17
Oleo Script
Find the font. Find its kind.71% heavier · x-height 24% taller · 23% wider
Differs most from Gabriola in S, 2, and E
42match · #18
Atma
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 56% taller · 23% wider · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Gabriola in Y, g, and x
41match · #19
Almendra Display
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 43% taller · 80% lighter · 35% wider
Differs most from Gabriola in O, R, and c
41match · #20
Sansita Swashed
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 50% taller · 35% wider · 28% heavier
Differs most from Gabriola in E, S, and Y
41match · #21
Sail
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 26% wider · 33% heavier
Differs most from Gabriola in S, P, and N
40match · #22
Aladin
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 30% taller · 48% heavier · 8% wider
Differs most from Gabriola in Q, S, and j
38match · #23
Dynalight
Find the font. Find its kind.15% heavier · 5% narrower
Differs most from Gabriola in F, Y, and B
38match · #24
Playball
Find the font. Find its kind.more stroke contrast · 38% heavier · 17% wider
Differs most from Gabriola in S, 7, and 2
About Gabriola
- Designed by
- John HudsonSource: Microsoft: font list
- First issued
- MicrosoftSource: Microsoft: font list
- Comes with
- Windows 11: GabriolaMicrosoft 365, as a cloud font: GabriolaSource: Microsoft: Windows 11 font list , Microsoft: cloud fonts in Office
Read by hand on 1 October 2026 from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Microsoft’s and Apple’s lists of their fonts, Monotype’s list of its trademarks and the foundries’ and shops’ own pages. The references are linked beside each fact; a page that sells or hands out the font is not, so a fact read only there shows no link.
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Questions about Gabriola
Is Gabriola free?
Free to use where it is installed, not to pass on: Gabriola comes with Windows, and its licence doesn’t let you put it on a website or pass the file on. The 24 fonts on this page are free to use, commercially and on websites too: all under the SIL Open Font License.
Which free font is closest to Gabriola?
Metal, at 83 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match, then Overlock SC (77) and Katibeh (64). Next to Gabriola, Metal is 16% wider, with an x-height 20% taller.
Can I use a free Gabriola alternative in Word or Google Docs?
In Google Docs, most likely: Metal, Overlock SC, Katibeh and 21 more of them can be added from the font menu, under More fonts. In Word, none of them is one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts: install the one you choose from its page here, then restart Word, and it is in the font menu.
Who designed Gabriola?
Gabriola was designed by John Hudson, and issued by Microsoft.