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Baloo 2
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CSSfont-family: 'Baloo 2', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Baloo 2 is a free display font by Ek Type, on Google Fonts since 2016. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Baloo 2 has an x-height shorter than 83%, is of average width and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 71%. Its thickest strokes are 1.2 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Hubballi
Baloo 2 on one light table with its two closest fonts, Hubballi (64 out of 100) and Tilt Neon (64). Hubballi is 26% lighter and 8% narrower, with an x-height 16% shorter; Tilt Neon is 29% heavier, with an x-height 8% taller.
Baloo 2 and Hubballi laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Baloo 2Hubballi…
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.
02 / Letters
The Baloo 2 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.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Baloo 2 in 5 weights
5 weights, 400–800 · variable from 400 to 800
Variable weight, 400 to 800
- 400 Regular
- 500 Medium
- 600 Semibold
- 700 Bold
- 800 Extra bold
04 / Facts
Who made Baloo 2, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Ek Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 5 weights, 400–800
- Variable axes
- Weight 400–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2016
- Character sets
- devanagari, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- 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.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Baloo 2 is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
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 Baloo 2, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Baloo 2 under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Baloo 2, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 46.9% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 61.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.77lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 48.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 41%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.24 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 83% of display faces
WidthNear the middle of display faces
InkLighter than 71% of display faces
ContrastNear the middle of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Baloo 2
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Hubballi64x-height 16% shorter · 26% lighter · 8% narrower
- Tilt Neon6429% heavier · x-height 8% taller
- Sono5927% wider · 13% lighter
- Comic Relief58x-height 9% taller · 18% heavier · 6% wider
- Happy Monkey5718% wider · x-height 7% taller · less stroke contrast
- Bevellier5619% narrower · x-height 15% taller · 18% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Baloo 2 →Compare side by side →Get Baloo 2 on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Baloo 2 without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Zen Maru Gothic46text 2.3% wider · x-height 2.1% taller
- Zain42text 0.9% wider · x-height 1.9% shorter
- Gayathri42text 2.3% wider · x-height 4.1% taller
- Averia Sans Libre34text 1.9% wider · x-height 2.9% taller
- Athiti23text 1.8% narrower · x-height 0.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Baloo 2 loads, this sets Arial in its place at 97.4% of its size, so running text keeps Baloo 2’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Baloo 2 Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 97.38%;
ascent-override: 110.70%;
descent-override: 53.81%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Baloo 2', 'Baloo 2 Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Baloo 2
Of the 5,059 home pages that load Baloo 2, 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
- Roboto13%639 sites · 0.6× chance
- Nunito13%637 sites · 6.4× chance
- Poppins11%553 sites · 1× chance
- Inter8.2%417 sites · 0.8× chance
- Open Sans7.4%376 sites · 0.4× chance
- Montserrat7.4%373 sites · 0.6× chance
More than chanceLuckiest Guy 33×Fredoka 21×Catamaran 8.3×
Fonts that go with Baloo 2: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerBaloo 2 + 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 other09 / Questions
Questions about Baloo 2
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Baloo 2 free for commercial use?
Yes. Baloo 2 is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Baloo 2?
FontKind doesn’t host Baloo 2’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Baloo 2 in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Baloo 2 isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Baloo 2 Medium and Baloo 2 ExtraBold. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Baloo 2 in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Baloo 2 under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Baloo 2 in Figma?
Yes: Baloo 2 is in Figma’s font menu with all five weights, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Baloo 2 have?
Baloo 2 comes in five weights: Regular (400), Medium (500), SemiBold (600), Bold (700) and ExtraBold (800). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 400 to 800.
Who designed Baloo 2?
Baloo 2 was designed by Ek Type. It has been on Google Fonts since January 2016. Ek Type also made Mukta, Gotu, Modak and three more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Baloo 2?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Hubballi (64), Tilt Neon (64) and Sono (59), out of 100. Next to Baloo 2, Hubballi is 26% lighter and 8% narrower, with an x-height 16% shorter. See all 100 fonts like Baloo 2.