Sans serif · Matt McInerney

Allerta Stencil

Q: Is Allerta Stencil free for commercial use?

Yes. Allerta Stencil is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Allerta”.

Your words – they follow you round the site

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Size72 px

Weight400 RegularThe only weight it comes in

Letter spacing0 em

Line height1.10

Find the font. Find its kind.

CSSfont-family: 'Allerta Stencil', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;

Allerta Stencil is a free sans serif by Matt McInerney, on Google Fonts since 2010. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Allerta Stencil has an x-height taller than 85%, is wider than 88% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 65%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.

Compare with Stick No Bills →Compare with another font

01 / Light table

Laid on top of Stick No Bills

Allerta Stencil on one light table with its two closest fonts, Stick No Bills (80 out of 100) and Zerove (68). Stick No Bills is 29% narrower; Zerove is 9% narrower, with an x-height 27% taller and less stroke contrast.

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Ink shared with Allerta StencilStick No Bills…

Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.

Open in the compare tool →

02 / Letters

The Allerta Stencil alphabet

Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400

Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.

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With this font

Write your ownStencil font generator →Your words in Allerta Stencil and 12 more stencil fonts. Download any of them as a PNG for Canva or an SVG for Cricut.

03 / Sizes

Allerta Stencil at every size

1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words

12 px
16 px
24 px
36 px
48 px
72 px

04 / Facts

Who made Allerta Stencil, and can you use it?

Designer: Matt McInerney
Kind: Sans serif
Styles: 1 weight (400)
On Google Fonts since: 2010
Character sets: latin
Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1

Can I use it?

Commercial use: Yes.
Logos: Yes.
Websites and apps: Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
PDFs and documents: Yes.
Changes: Yes, under another name. Not as “Allerta”: the licence reserves the name.
Sharing the files: Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.

Allerta Stencil is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.

What each licence allows →

Read the licence

Already in your apps?

Google Docs: Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
Word, PowerPoint: No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
Figma: Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
Canva: Not verified. Search its font menu for Allerta Stencil, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
Cricut: Once installed. Design Space lists Allerta Stencil under System. Fonts for Cricut →

From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.

How each app gets its fonts →

Get Allerta Stencil on Google Fonts

05 / Measurements

Allerta Stencil, measured

Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style

Hxgp in Allerta Stencil. Lines at the measured heights, as a share of the em · The parts of a letter, named

x-height: 55.1% of the emlowercase x
Cap height: 72.0% of the emcapitals
x / cap: 0.77lowercase against capitals
Width: 58.4% of the emaverage lowercase
Ink: 44%letter box filled
Contrast: 2.00 : 1high stroke contrast

How we measure →

Where it stands among sans serifs

Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind

x-heightLarger than 85% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 88% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 65% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 95% of sans serifs

06 / Similar fonts

Fonts similar to Allerta Stencil

Matched letter by letter · its own family apart

Allerta Stencil's own familyAllerta

All 100 fonts similar to Allerta Stencil →Compare side by side →Get Allerta Stencil on Google Fonts

07 / Swap

Swap Allerta Stencil without a jump

Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%

Fallback while it loads

Until Allerta Stencil loads, this sets Arial in its place at 115.5% of its size, so running text keeps Allerta Stencil’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Allerta Stencil Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 115.49%;
  ascent-override: 89.37%;
  descent-override: 21.31%;
  line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}

font-family: 'Allerta Stencil', 'Allerta Stencil Fallback', sans-serif;

08 / Pairs

Used together with Allerta Stencil

Of the 895 home pages that load Allerta Stencil, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.

Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026

The pairs sites choose most →

Pair checkerAllerta Stencil + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other

09 / Questions

Questions about Allerta Stencil

Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list

Is Allerta Stencil free for commercial use?

Yes. Allerta Stencil is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Allerta”.

How do I download and install Allerta Stencil?

FontKind doesn’t host Allerta Stencil’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.

Is Allerta Stencil in Microsoft Word?

Not until you install it: Allerta Stencil isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.

Is Allerta Stencil in Google Docs?

Most likely. Search for Allerta Stencil under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.

Is Allerta Stencil in Figma?

Yes: Allerta Stencil is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.

How many weights does Allerta Stencil have?

Allerta Stencil comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.

Who designed Allerta Stencil?

Allerta Stencil was designed by Matt McInerney. It has been on Google Fonts since November 2010. Matt McInerney also made Raleway, Orbitron and Raleway Dots.

What fonts are similar to Allerta Stencil?

The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Stick No Bills (80), Zerove (68) and Tauri (65), out of 100. Next to Allerta Stencil, Stick No Bills is 29% narrower. Its own family, listed apart, adds Allerta. See all 100 fonts like Allerta Stencil.